get back
verb
got back; got back or gotten back; getting back; gets back
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: to gain revenge : retaliate
—usually used with at
: to regain possession of : recover
Examples of get back in a Sentence
the distraught owner cried that she would do anything to get back her lost dog
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Think about getting healthy as fast as possible and think about just trying to get back as fast as possible.
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Dan Hayes, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Baku gets back up, and takes out an exhausted Baek-jin once and for all.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Apr. 2025
The Heat closed the game with a lineup of Herro, Davion Mitchell, Highsmith, Nikola Jovic and Bam Adebayo, with that lineup helping Miami get back into it.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
What inspired this break and why did now feel like the right time to get back in the studio?
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 24 Apr. 2025
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Dan Hayes, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Baku gets back up, and takes out an exhausted Baek-jin once and for all.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Apr. 2025
The Heat closed the game with a lineup of Herro, Davion Mitchell, Highsmith, Nikola Jovic and Bam Adebayo, with that lineup helping Miami get back into it.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
What inspired this break and why did now feel like the right time to get back in the studio?
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for get back
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“Get back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20back. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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