answer back

phrasal verb

answered back; answering back; answers back
somewhat informal
: to reply to someone especially in a rude way
impolite children who answer back when their teacher corrects them

Examples of answer back in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web However, the Tigers answered back in the seventh inning to secure the win and clinch the franchise’s first playoff berth since 2014. David Close, CNN, 27 Sep. 2024 With no plan to break the country's political stalemate, the only course left for all sides is brinkmanship, with escalating Sunni demands for freedom and Baghdad answering back with intimidation. Ned Parker, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2012 Carolina answered back after Guentzel scored his second goal of the playoffs. Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 8 May 2024 Instead of answering back, the Yankees remained lifeless in the bottom of the inning against the flame-throwing Mason Miller. Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for answer back 

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