be back

idiom

: return
She left earlier but she should be back soon.

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Thanks to his work as a flight attendant at Southwest Airlines, Merritt was able to commute to Chicago and Dallas for work flights but be back in the Natural State for Sundays. Arkansas Online, 11 Oct. 2025 Blackwood is still recovering from an offseason lower-body injury but should be back soon. Peter Baugh, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025 Fun to be back, especially in the fall, that's the best time of year anywhere. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025 Thankfully, Fields will be back on the field against the Dolphins. Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for be back

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“Be back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20back. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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