double back
phrasal verb
doubled back; doubling back; doubles back
: to turn around and return on the same path
I'm going to double back to see if I dropped the ring on the way here.
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The family doubled back to the intersection, where a gunman stopped them and ripped open the driver’s seat door.
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Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Arrington doubled back to win the 200 in 20.35, breaking Noah Lyles’ meet record of 20.48, set in 2016.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Her obsession with all things future took firm hold on its follow-ups, 1999’s Da Real World and 2001’s Miss E … So Addictive, and inevitably doubled back on itself with the retro-leaning Under Construction and This Is Not a Test!
—Steven J. Horowitz, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
Both also veered from being sharply lower in the morning to sharply higher in the afternoon before doubling back.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
These negotiations fell through, but the Reds could double back and pursue Robert again as the season draws closer.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
The director also doubles back and tells Townsend’s story, connecting the pointed impermanence of the artist’s work with the high-wire nature of the secret mall apartment.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
Jacksonville still could double back on Buffalo offensive coordinator Joe Brady, Philadelphia offensive coordinator Kellen Moore and Kansas City defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo.
—Rob Maaddi, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2025
Without hesitation, her husband doubled back to retrieve her statement accessory before the event officially started.
—Taryn Finley, Essence, 4 Mar. 2025
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Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Arrington doubled back to win the 200 in 20.35, breaking Noah Lyles’ meet record of 20.48, set in 2016.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Her obsession with all things future took firm hold on its follow-ups, 1999’s Da Real World and 2001’s Miss E … So Addictive, and inevitably doubled back on itself with the retro-leaning Under Construction and This Is Not a Test!
—Steven J. Horowitz, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
Both also veered from being sharply lower in the morning to sharply higher in the afternoon before doubling back.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
These negotiations fell through, but the Reds could double back and pursue Robert again as the season draws closer.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
The director also doubles back and tells Townsend’s story, connecting the pointed impermanence of the artist’s work with the high-wire nature of the secret mall apartment.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
Jacksonville still could double back on Buffalo offensive coordinator Joe Brady, Philadelphia offensive coordinator Kellen Moore and Kansas City defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo.
—Rob Maaddi, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2025
Without hesitation, her husband doubled back to retrieve her statement accessory before the event officially started.
—Taryn Finley, Essence, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Double back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20back. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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