Examples of 'they turned back' in a sentence

Meaning of "they turned back"

they turned back - This phrase suggests individuals reversing their direction or decision

How to use "they turned back" in a sentence

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they turned back
They turned back two trainloads of coal.
He beamed up at them when they turned back to him.
Then they turned back to listen to my story.
He shivered a little as they turned back.
They turned back toward the forest.
It was so cold that they turned back after two hours.
They turned back towards the planet.
Once they were defeated they turned back into humans.
Then they turned back and did it again.
They were therefore defeated here and they turned back humiliated.
Then they turned back to their own village.
When they reached the end of the avenue they turned back.
After that they turned back as humans.
Finch determined that Bruce was exhausted and so they turned back.
And so they turned back retracing their steps.

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They tried that last year when they turned back our ships.
They turned back when we got to the canyon.
When they saw us they turned back and disappeared.
They turned back to the memory.
But again and again they turned back to worshiping idols.
They turned back and saw a car coming.
When they were attacked they turned back to back and fought like one man.
They turned back before attacked.
They were so frightened that they turned back to Rome.
They turned back to the street.
The story says they turned back over Moscow.
They turned back to their audience.
Samsonov must be annihilated before they turned back to deal with Rennenkampf.
They turned back to him.
He cried out unto YAHUAH and was rescued when they turned back from pursuing him.
Here they turned back.
I just heard from them, they turned back.
They turned back the town clock by one hour.
When I walked toward them they turned back into the swamp.
They turned back to sin.
Fifty miles northeast they turned back at the Castor and Pollux River.
They turned back to face each other at the same time.
After ten or fifteen minutes, they turned back.
So they turned back.
The prince and his men, they turned back.
Then they turned back and began to cut up their game.
Supposing he was dead, they turned back for the plunder.
They turned back to smoke and fused together to form the shadow of a person.
Conditions on the ridge were bad, so they turned back.
So they turned back because they were very disturbed and annoyed at their foiled attempt.
Then when it was ended, they turned back to their people as warners.
They turned back to God with fasting.
When we would lost hope, they turned back and came to get us.
They turned back before Henri could escape.
But his groans were heard by the assassins, and they turned back.

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