turn back
Example Sentences
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Weak productivity growth will also be a key theme, as attention turns back to Canberra amid hopes for a reform agenda aimed at further supporting economic growth.
I started down a barely there path with a vague plan to soon turn back.
From Los Angeles Times
Daisy seemed to have turned back the clock and had that expression dogs get, mouth open and eyes aglow, when it looks like they’re smiling.
From Los Angeles Times
Mr Norris turned back to offer help and went to the Focus, but could not find any signs of life from the three men inside the vehicle.
From BBC
Dapash, who did his doctorate in sustainability education at Arizona’s Prescott College, reports instances of wildebeest turning back to avoid the camp, which opened in August during the height of the annual migration.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
