How to Use turn back in a Sentence

turn back

verb

• Gray stood on the mound as Bell turned back to the dugout.
  — Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati.com, 4 July 2019
• This one turns back the clock to the Gamecocks’ 1980s look.
  — Paul Lukas, SI.com, 29 Aug. 2019
• Some of the team broke under the weight of it all and turned back.
  — Cassidy Randall, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2025
• The three groups took their case to the appeals court but were turned back.
  — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
• At the end, turn back ½-inch of ribbon to overlap the start of the ribbon and pin.
  — Sonja Carmon, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2021
• But as a bonus for the Panthers, Marchand has turned back the clock.
  — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 17 June 2025
• Votto, the 37-year-old who continues to turn back the clock, was at the top of the list.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 12 Aug. 2021
• There is no stopping this slow ebbing, no way to turn back the clock.
  — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2021
• Once the guesser is clear to turn back around, let the game begin!
  — Michella Oré, Glamour, 27 Dec. 2020
• Once on board, and strapped in, there is no turning back.
  — Maria Shine Stewart, cleveland, 17 Feb. 2020
• Two other boats were crossing the bar at the same time and turned back to help.
  — oregonlive.com, 5 July 2019
• In one snap, Vergara turned back to hold up the peace sign and smile for the camera.
  — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 22 Aug. 2023
• Kobayashi’s phone’s was last turned on at LAX on Nov. 11 at 4 p.m. and hasn’t been turned back on since.
  — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
• That turns back the clock on how Hamilton used to run teams into the ground.
  — Richard Obert, azcentral, 24 Aug. 2019
• The plane turned back to the runway, but struck approach lights about 1,000 feet from the end of the runway.
  — Nicholas Rondinone, courant.com, 7 Oct. 2019
• Advertisement Michalek turned back to the man in the yarmulke.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2023
• Hendricks turned back the clock on the Padres after the first inning.
  — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025
• The trick will be to see whether these insights can be turned back against the invaders.
  — Quanta Magazine, 30 May 2019
• Nix knows that the acclaim could turn back into scorn as the leaves start to brown.
  — Nubyjas Wilborn | [e-mail], al, 31 Oct. 2021
• Henry turns back to him, his eyes silver in the wash of the streetlight.
  — Town & Country, 12 Aug. 2023
• Crew members tried to get to the lower decks but were turned back by flames.
  — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2023
• As such, Ohio State may not turn back to Teague for a heavy workload.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 11 Jan. 2021
• Cruz turned back O’Rourke with the help of Trump, his bitter rival in 2016.
  — Will Weissert, The Seattle Times, 7 Nov. 2018
• Cher turned back time to the '80s for a skit during an appearance on The Tonight Show.
  — Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2023
• Power to the building was shut off and has not been turned back on, Mehling said.
  — Andrew Clark, Indianapolis Star, 10 Dec. 2019
• The family had been caught and turned back the night before.
  — Justice Amick, Indianapolis Star, 22 Aug. 2019
• Two birds are on the hunt to turn back time and take turkey off the Thanksgiving menu.
  — Alesandra Dubin, Good Housekeeping, 14 Aug. 2022
• But for one night, Leonard turned back the clock and secured the win for his team at a time when their backs were against the wall.
  — Mikai Bruce, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
• This second wave of cloud repatriation isn’t about turning back the clock.
  — Mark Mahle, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
• The child clambered arse about face, then turned back and sat still for two seconds before lurching forward.
  — Anne Enright, New Yorker, 27 July 2025