be back

idiom

: return
She left earlier but she should be back soon.

Examples of be back in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Can’t wait to be back on stage partying and celebrating with my wolfpack! Brian Anthony Hernandez, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024 For the first time since 2018, Rick Grimes and Michonne will be back together onscreen. Joe Otterson, Variety, 25 Feb. 2024 Related Articles Will Odell Beckham Jr. be back with the Ravens next season? Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2024 His group was in the thick of the protests a few years ago and will be back on the streets this week. Nayla Razzouk, Fortune Europe, 13 Feb. 2024 The assumption coming off the Miami Hurricanes’ historic Final Four run last spring was that the team would, at the very least, be back in the NCAA Tournament this year. Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2024 Bad Bunny will be back on the road later this month on the Most Wanted Tour. Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2024 California’s lawsuit against Huntington Beach, which accused the city of defying state efforts to ease the housing crisis, appears to be back on a fast track after the suit was temporarily halted by a Superior Court judge in November. Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2024 Tight end Colston Loveland, McCarthy’s security blanket, will be back. J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2024

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“Be back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20back. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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