report back
verb
reported back; reporting back; reports back
1
: to return to a place in order to report information, do more work, etc.
Report back in two hours.
—often + toReport back to my office in two hours.
2
: to give (newly found information) to someone
The policeman reported back that he found nothing wrong.
—often + toEach researcher reports his results back to the project director.
Examples of report back in a Sentence
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Supervisor Janice Hahn has taken up the issue, backing a March motion directing county departments to report back on jail deaths and overdose prevention.
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Gavin J. Quinton, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Several companies were showing off smart glasses, which look pretty much like regular prescription or sun glasses but with sophisticated electronics that enable them to sense what is around you and report back either through speakers or, in some cases, see through displays embedded into the lenses.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
The point of Kicking Back is to find out and report back to the soccer and cannabis communities.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 June 2026
Under the local emergency declaration, the director of emergency services must report back to supervisors at least every 60 days on the status of the emergency.
—Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026
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Gavin J. Quinton, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Several companies were showing off smart glasses, which look pretty much like regular prescription or sun glasses but with sophisticated electronics that enable them to sense what is around you and report back either through speakers or, in some cases, see through displays embedded into the lenses.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
The point of Kicking Back is to find out and report back to the soccer and cannabis communities.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 June 2026
Under the local emergency declaration, the director of emergency services must report back to supervisors at least every 60 days on the status of the emergency.
—Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026
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“Report back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/report%20back. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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