write back
phrasal verb
wrote back; written back; writing back; writes back
: to send someone a letter, email, etc., in response to one that was sent
He wrote back (to me) as soon as he got my card.
I sent him a letter, but he never wrote me back.
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The judge wrote back that any verdict — whether guilty or not guilty — must be unanimous.
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El Calabrese, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
The river itself belongs to Henrico because of how the county's charter was written back when all of the area, including Richmond and Chesterfield, belonged to Henrico.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 10 July 2024
As contributor Mikell Taylor wrote back then: PETMAN is designed to test the suits used by soldiers to protect themselves against chemical warfare agents.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Apr. 2024
Obama wrote back a personal letter, answering her question beautifully and eloquently.
—Jonathan Bailey and Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 31 Mar. 2024
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El Calabrese, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
The river itself belongs to Henrico because of how the county's charter was written back when all of the area, including Richmond and Chesterfield, belonged to Henrico.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 10 July 2024
As contributor Mikell Taylor wrote back then: PETMAN is designed to test the suits used by soldiers to protect themselves against chemical warfare agents.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Apr. 2024
Obama wrote back a personal letter, answering her question beautifully and eloquently.
—Jonathan Bailey and Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 31 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for write back
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“Write back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/write%20back. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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