turned back

past tense of turn back

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of turned back Here our cicerone stopped and turned back to address us. Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025 Lopez turned back to the reporter to finish answering her question. Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025 It would have been turned back on at the request of the hotel, Zaya said. Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 5 Oct. 2025 Another witness, Sylvester Ramirez, said the ride was turned back on after one carriage had broken off. Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025 But then, the lights turned back on. Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025 Later in the season, as more northern waters cool off and the main hurricane development region stays toasty, the instability dial could be turned back up. Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025 Clayton Kershaw has turned back the clock. The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025 Broyles said Los Amigos and Santiago high schools have turned back-to-school night into a kind of community resource fair. Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned back
Verb
  • His family, dependent on his income and repulsed at what has become of their son, must then determine what is to be done with poor Gregor.
    Big Think, Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Ron spends a lot of time bouncing around the web, fascinated and repulsed in equal measure.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This time around, while Chambers remains turned away, Teasdale crouches with an unsettling smile and long fingernails, conjuring a skin-crawling suspense.
    Sophie Williams, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Her face turned away from anyone who might be watching.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In fact, the more aggressive Beijing has become toward Taiwan, the more Beijing has repelled rather than attracted the people of Taiwan.
    PHILIP H. GORDON, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The material also strongly repelled chloride ions, cutting corrosion risks.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Trump’s Cabinet secretaries resisted wholesale cuts.
    Andy Kroll, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The victim resisted, was punched, and attempted to flee while calling a friend for help.
    Phillipe Vieira, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Turned back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turned%20back. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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