there and back
Example Sentences
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The Catholic Church's first US pope has been invited by Prince Albert II and would travel there and back from the Vatican in a day, the source said.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
Nasa will send four astronauts there and back in ten days to test systems.
From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025
In all, the vice president spent barely 24 hours on the ground in Dubai, less time than the roughly 15 hours each way it took to get there and back from Washington.
From Washington Times • Dec. 3, 2023
Young said she doesn’t know how she would have gotten through the sentencing of her son’s killer last fall if it weren’t for Alicia Dassa, who drove her there and back, and took notes.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2023
“I can get there and back on one tank of gas. And there’s a lot in that wagon. One fifty cash. Best and final offer.”
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
