How to Use answer back in a Sentence

answer back

verb

• Jackson answered back three plays later.
  — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
• But Norwell wasted no time answering back.
  — Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
• The Bucs answered back and had a 6-3 advantage at halftime.
  — Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 10 May 2026
• The problem is Atlanta kept answering back.
  — Miami Herald, 22 May 2026
• The mutual friend called Jack, asked for his height, and relayed the answer back to Hagerty.
  — Hannah Shirley, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
• The Hawks answered back on the ensuing possession.
  — Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 17 May 2026
• Every time Oklahoma has trimmed the lead, A&M has answered back.
  — American Statesman Sports Desk, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
• The Duffers already worked out the answer back in season 4, Ross confirms.
  — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
• Sunday was the second game in a row the Padres answered back in the next half inning both times the Red Sox scored.
  — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
• The Raiders were up 28-19, but the Eagles answered back and brought the game within two points.
  — Raul Avila, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
• Ask open questions, and reflect answers back to confirm understanding.
  — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2026
• It’s soon determined that Grace will be part of a crew on a one-way journey to the unaffected star to figure out why, and then send the answer back to Earth.
  — Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2026
• That didn't seem to matter in terms of momentum, however, as the Blue Jays answered back with a pair of road victories to seize a series lead.
  — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
• Predictably, Carolina didn’t answer back with successful aerial strikes.
  — Charlotte Observer, 9 Nov. 2025
• The plan is to send a group of scientists to figure out why Tau Ceti has remained immune to the astrophage and hopefully send the answer back in time to save the world.
  — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2026
• Myles Garrett requested a trade from the Cleveland Browns, who answered back with a record-setting contract extension.
  — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
• The Crabbs gave up the first four points in the second set, answered back by scoring the next four and only trailed once more at 5-4 before securing the 21-18 win.
  — Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 11 Oct. 2025
• However, the Aggies answered back, pushing their lead back to 22 and forcing a South Carolina timeout.
  — Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 24 Jan. 2026
• After Carolina’s quick goal, Montreal answered back just 27 seconds later … and then scored three more times in the game’s first 12 minutes.
  — Max Bultman, New York Times, 22 May 2026
• The Thunder answered back with a 119-98 triumph in OKC in January.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Feb. 2026
• For the better part of this season, the Niners have been searching for answers back there, shuffling bodies and hoping for chemistry and competency that hadn’t materialized.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
• Story’s second-inning error added another run to Cincinnati’s lead, but the veteran shortstop answered back in the following inning, with the first Red Sox home run of the year.
  — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
• The First Wives Club alum gave a NSFW answer back in 2024 at her Love-In Gala, telling E!
  — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
• Yet again, the Panthers answered back, as Paschal wide receiver Jack English ran for a 59-yard touchdown to cut the Chaparrals’ lead to 16-14.
  — Chloe Soule’, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
• The Yankees answered back with a first-inning solo homer from Aaron Judge, his eighth of the season and fifth in his last five games, and a two-run blast from Giancarlo Stanton, his second of the year, in the third frame.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
• The Cornhuskers then answered back with a 6-0 run to retake the lead, but Vanderbilt led 72-70 with less than a minute to go after a Tanner layup, which gave him 27 points on the night.
  — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 22 Mar. 2026
• There was a fun sequence where the teams exchanged blows behind the arc as Tanner Toolson made a 3, only for Oklahoma State’s Anthony Roy to answer back with a 3.
  — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
• Despite Gerard jumping into the driver's seat with a 37-foot birdie putt on 17 to grab the lead, Poston answered back with a birdie on the 72nd hole, and the fireworks were officially set off at Jack's Place.
  — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
• In the last act of the game, Granit Xhaka, who has been criticised in the Swiss media for supposedly being too negative in public statements, appeared to answer back by celebrating a fourth goal from the penalty spot before making a talking motion with his hand.
  — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 18 June 2026
• With the Cobras clinging to a 1-0 lead, High Tech High North County (13-14-1, 0-6 Frontier-Summit League) answered back in the second half.
  — Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026