Examples of 'turn back' in a sentence

Meaning of "turn back"

The phrase 'turn back' means to reverse direction or change course, often implying a retreat or return towards a previous location or position. It can be used in a literal sense, such as turning around physically, or in a figurative sense, such as changing one's decision or abandoning a plan
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  • To reverse direction and retrace one's steps.
  • To cause to reverse direction and retrace one's steps.
  • To return to a previous state of being.
  • To prevent or refuse to allow passage or progress.

How to use "turn back" in a sentence

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We will not turn back for you.
Turn back from this and go home.
You can not turn back time.
Then turn back the control correspondingly.
The light will turn back to green.
Then turn back the controls slightly.
I might as well turn back right now.
And turn back time to whence it was begun.
You can not turn back now.
Turn back while you still can.
You do not turn back for nothing.
Turn back this evil upon my soul.
Did not even turn back for a wave.
Turn back time with your eyes.
You have to turn back right now.

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I turn back for the last thrust.
Once we go in do not turn back no matter what.
Turn back the evil upon my foes.
That we can turn back the clock.
Turn back burner control to high position.
You can turn back any time.
Turn back and there is the shore.
They must turn back or risk death.
Turn back the seat as described above.
We can not turn back the clock.
Turn back any time you want.
I can not turn back the clock.
Turn back and go on the other road.
I can not turn back the time.
The ships can not turn back.
You will turn back into a puppet.
It would be such a shame to turn back now.
You can turn back right away.
We have gone too far to turn back now.
Please turn back for their sake.
In tough situations we turn back the time.
Slightly turn back again the controls.
I really wish you would turn back.
Do not turn back for any reasons.
We got an order from above to turn back.
Do not turn back under any circumstances.
Your weapons can turn back on you.
Want to turn back to the way things were.
Unless you can turn back time.
Turn back the hands of time.
And i will turn back the clock.
I guess we will just have to turn back.
Do not turn back for any reason.
We came here planning not to turn back.
You can turn back if you want.

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