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The phrase "able to turn back" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when describing the capability to reverse a decision, action, or physical movement.
Example: "After realizing the mistake, she was able to turn back and correct her course."
Alternatives: "capable of returning" or "able to reverse".
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Will they be able to turn back the clock and figure out how to get inside Tom Brady's head again?
If they persuaded him to attend the press conference unveiling the bill, he wouldn't be able to turn back.
But today, once again, the experienced Davenport was able to turn back the future of the game for another day.
With his quiet clout, Love is able to turn back the calendar on the island so it is like the Fourth of July once more.
If humans are free to choose rebellion and to suffer its consequences, they are also able to turn back to God and to become reconciled with him.
And in 46 years before that, during which the fare was raised a dozen times, no one has ever been able to turn back the turnstile.
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When he called it, I was able to turn and back him up".
"They're afraid if they try to shut the valves they won't be able to turn 'em back on," Ryan said.
It's sufficiently segregated for me to be able to turn my back on it whenever I want, and that protects my sanity".
The wounds of the 20th century were too many and too powerful, and Konwicki was never able to turn his back on those traumas.
It is important to allow downtime in the beds, and to be able to turn your back when things are bedraggled.
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