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.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

So, of course they turn back the clock to early January and play one of their best games in months against Colorado.

From Seattle Times

And the grim-looking men stranded at the corner had endured the long wait only to be turned back altogether.

From Seattle Times