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Meanings of turn back in English
Force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings.
Synonyms
Examples for "dispel"
Examples for "dispel"
1
Yet there is a sense of anachronism that remains difficult to dispel.
2
Sir, - May I dispel some myths about our democratic parliamentary system?
3
Nearer and nearer the whimpering pack pressed; their delusion begins to dispel.
4
Unfortunately, the Mars Phoenix mission has done nothing to dispel that notion.
5
The council and the nobles endeavoured to dispel the feeling of despair.
1
Riot police fired tear gas to try to chase away the crowds.
2
He wanted light, and a hot drink-somethingto chase away the gloom.
3
Irradiated and pumped with chemicals to chase away any fugitive cancer cells.
4
Oh, his smiles will chase away the bitter remembrance from your soul!
5
James Marape said he does not intend to chase away investors.
1
I feel anxious when I drive out of the city, he said.
2
It's a 15 minute drive out of town, but worth the trip.
3
Hang it outside your cottage, or it will drive out your family.
4
She would drive out in a hired car and dismiss the man.
5
A low whistle gave Otanes the signal to drive out the fawn.
1
Gila River has Phoenix's 4 million residents a few minutes' drive away.
2
She wanted to stay with that speed, just to drive away, far.
3
He watched it drive away with slight regret in his new heart.
4
Since he lived in Marin County, she was several hours' drive away.
5
Motorized troops drive away from a blazing Russian village they have destroyed.
1
He's going to come out in a few minutes and drive off.
2
The men finish with their work and drive off with the van.
3
But analysts said the lowered dividend could still drive off potential investors.
4
The burghers tried desperately to drive off the stubborn fringe of riflemen.
5
Yvonne watched the car drive off, and knew they would not return.
1
Mr Warner said Mr Turei was run off the road on purpose.
2
It was a great effort and we hope to run off that.
3
He was able to run off and has made it to safety.
4
This time he knew Patty wasn't the type to just run off.
5
He wouldn't just run off again, not after what happened last time.
Usage of turn back in English
1
But he was too far out to sea now to turn back.
2
There came no new disaster followed by an order to turn back.
3
She'd meant to turn back, find him, ask if she could help.
4
Romney came into the debate under strong pressure to turn back Gingrich.
5
Wasn't it more absurd to fail, to turn back, than to continue?
6
This is the last moment I will be able to turn back.
7
I skipped ahead and would not turn back to talk to him.
8
And having thought it, found it almost impossible not to turn back.
9
Posted signs warn us to turn back-thatwe're entering a restricted area.
10
I am almost halfway across the bridge, too far to turn back.
11
And I don't think there's a way for us to turn back.
12
But in a rare moment of prudence, we decided to turn back.
13
But when I refused to immediately turn back and land, they knew.
14
Once on that course, it would not and could not turn back.
15
But he had to turn back when he saw what had happened.
16
I sure couldn't turn back, now, and go hunting for the camp.
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Common
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