throws back

Definition of throws backnext
present tense third-person singular of throw back

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • So Nude pair falls neatly in line — proof that even in full-metal glamour, minimalism with an edge is having a very good year.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Sabrina Carpenter’s chart-topping Man’s Best Friend slips 5-6 on the latest Billboard 200 with 38,000 equivalent album units earned (down 8%), while Olivia Dean’s The Art of Loving falls 6-7 (37,000, down 3%).
    Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Independent energy analyst Rachel Ziemba, who agrees major oil companies may hesitate, also notes that declines in the price of crude – the raw material for consumer products like gasoline – are often not fully passed on to consumers.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
  • As Gustav aims to work his way back into their lives, Nora retreats into isolation as her mental health increasingly declines.
    Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • At Lee’s suggestion, Donald ultimately decides to fulfill his late brother's wishes and give Washberg family land to Arthur’s grandson Chutto (Mato Wayuhi), who returns it to the Osage Nation.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Led by head coach Kevin Young in only his second season, BYU returns star guard Richie Saunders, fresh off a First‑Team All‑Big 12 campaign, and welcomes incoming freshman phenom AJ Dybantsa, one of the top recruits in the country.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Sam slips back into her addiction and as her alcoholism worsens, so do the visions and apparitions that seem to be haunting the forest.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
  • As climate change worsens, more locations are going to become too hot for data centers.
    Devika Rao, TheWeek, 5 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Briefly taking human shape, the devil helps Thomasin sign a book that will complete the transaction, then reverts back to his four-legged form.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The deduction and the phase-out levels will increase by 1% a year until 2029, when the cap reverts back to the original $10,000.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The couple and another teen riding with the girl snapped into action and reached over to grab onto her for the duration of the ride, each bracing hard against the car as the ride zoomed at highway speeds through its hills, drops and turns.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
  • This 1-mile trail is conveniently located right off I-94 and drops you into the heart of the Badlands.
    Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Throws back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throws%20back. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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