How to Use in return in a Sentence
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Don’t be afraid to ask people for help, and to offer help in return.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 24 Aug. 2026
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Name the main point, ask for one doable promise, and offer one in return.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
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Cardoza is one, and gives the product team feedback in return.
—Maureen Kerr, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
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With the qualifier — a first-round pick in return — two-thirds of you said no.
—Sam Warren, New York Times, 22 July 2026
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Paul George is gone, but Jaylen Brown is here in return, and now so is James.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 25 July 2026
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Or, could the Cowboys try to utilize the trade market to get something in return?
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
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With this approach, creditors are asked to accept less than the amount owed in return for a lump-sum payment.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
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And the answer, as is almost always the case in return-to-play scenarios, is no one knows for sure.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
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But if teams want big-league-ready talent in return, the Phillies will have trouble supplying that.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 24 July 2026
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Stores like Target also hold trade-in events to recycle old car seats in return for a discount on new gear.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2026
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The hitmaker, who was watching from the VIP box, blew the tight end a kiss in return.
—Alicia Brunker, InStyle, 3 July 2026
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That concern for others also reached people who had nothing to offer Smith in return.
—Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026
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Some simply do not have the talent needed to exchange or the money to pay those acquired in return, however.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
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That meant the Ducks had to match it or lose Carlsson in return for Draft compensation.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026
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Google isn’t getting data from Microagi or its customers in return for the compute.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 22 July 2026
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Both players are controllable, so the Angels would expect some solid prospects in return.
—Jim Bowden, New York Times, 28 July 2026
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Mary Kay sent two dollars to the company and received in return a demonstration case filled with its products.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 15 July 2026
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The only thing the company offered in return was some merch and a chance to visit X’s headquarters.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 9 Sep. 2026
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Simply put, when one object exerts a force on another, the second one exerts an equal and opposite force in return.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
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However, Heaika expects some things in return and isn’t happy to see Ejva fall for his cousin.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
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The Kings could try to trade LaVine as a player on a big expiring contract to get something in return for him.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026
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Nonprofits are routinely asked to demonstrate impact years in advance, often by donors never asked to do the same in return.
—Vandana Arcot, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
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The Angels are seeking to upgrade their farm system and would likely want Arias and at least one or two other prospects in return.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 30 July 2026
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This is usually the point where founders begin working harder and getting less in return, even though the product or service itself hasn’t changed.
—Jason Bahnak, Forbes.com, 26 Feb. 2026
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The Stars let Hatcher leave for nothing in return, a fact that burned a lot of people in the organization.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026
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Turkey and Pakistan, in return, will receive injections of cash for arms purchases.
—Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026
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People have reported that animals have given them gifts, seemingly in return for a nice gesture from a human.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
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How much personal information should a side-hustle platform be allowed to collect for a few dollars in return?
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
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Trading him before his 10-and-5 rights kicked in would have been difficult, even if the Jays took on a bad contract in return.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 30 July 2026
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Investors lend the government money for a set period of time, and, in return, the government pays them interest on that loan.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
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