How to Use walk back in a Sentence

walk back

verb
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  • The Qualls thanked the staff and walked back to their car silently.
    — Itzel Luna, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Jim walked back up the stands and had this big smile on his face.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024
  • For a clearer view, walk down the street, then walk back.
    — Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Seeing cooks walk back and forth to their pantry is one of Roger’s top peeves.
    — Marni Jameson, Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2024
  • At the time, Aaron had walked back his support of Schuman.
    — Rachel Brodsky, TIME, 27 May 2024
  • Then get yourself a cool drink and walk back and forth on your new path a few dozen times.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 8 July 2022
  • Honea, who was on the phone at the time, walked back toward the group as another deputy opened the box.
    — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The rain didn’t stay away long, however, and the walk back in the near dark was slippery on the ancient stones.
    — Kristen De Groot, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2023
  • Security video showed Kennedy leave the scrap yard and walk back across the street to his car.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Now, plant your palms and walk back to downward-facing dog.
    — Josh Freedman, The New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2022
  • The rest of the family were able to walk back to the trailhead with support of rescue crews.
    — Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 26 July 2024
  • No pump to leave on shore or walk back to your car, no storage straps to keep track of — nada.
    — Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2023
  • Maggie Smith, 32, walked back to her car in stunned silence.
    — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
  • And then the gentleman comes back, talking on the phone, walking back and forth.
    — Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 26 May 2024
  • Be sure to get an order of chips and salsa, then walk back to the salsa bar near the patio.
    — Dallas News, 1 Nov. 2022
  • After the two drivers spoke, the man attempted to walk back to his car.
    — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023
  • On the night of the shooting, the shooter first entered the club around 10:15 before walking back to the parking lot.
    — Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 26 June 2023
  • Choose one of the Quarter's hotels for a delightful stay and an easy walk back at the end of a big night out on the town.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Back in the woods, having collected the rainbow goo in a jar, the kids are walking back.
    — James Grebey, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Less than a minute later, the two walk back into the hallway and can be seen talking, but the video has no sound.
    — Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2024
  • The 23-year-old Flowers could only walk back to the sideline in a pit of frustration.
    — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Sofiia decided to walk back to a hotel to get her children out of the cold.
    — Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2022
  • What would normally be a ten-minute bike ride became about an hour to an hour-and-a-half walk back home.
    — Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Wear comfortable shoes The sand gets hot, and walking back and forth in flip-flops may not be ideal.
    — Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The uproar from across the game industry led to Unity walking back some of those changes.
    — Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2023
  • A little walk back on that later what the President meant was.
    — ABC News, 10 Dec. 2023
  • The video recorded by a patron at the window shows the bear eating the food and turning to leave, right as the employee walks back in.
    — Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2024
  • And that’s just, again, that confidence being walked back.
    — Andy Mills, Quartz, 6 Aug. 2024
  • The bar hotspot for students called Tigerland is about a mile from campus and a five- to 15-minute walk back to students' housing.
    — Fox News, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Al Jaber attempted to walk back his comments, but the damage was done.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2023

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