turn back
Example Sentences
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He says the cameras will be turned back to the roads when Basant is over.
From BBC
Then he turned back, grabbed something else that was on the table, and put that into his other pocket.
From Literature
On a wall outside the convenience store, Esther Osayande’s painting “Sankofa” depicts a bird with its head turned back, surrounded by flames.
From Los Angeles Times
When he turned back, his face was twisted, as if he were in pain.
From Literature
As guests pass through the foyer and enter Disneyland’s popular Haunted Mansion attraction, a ghoulish host delivers one last chilling message: “There’s no turning back now.”
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
