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Sentence examples for doubled back from inspiring English sources

"doubled back" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used to describe the action of turning around and going the opposite direction, usually after having gone a short distance. For example: "I had gone a few steps down the street when I realized I had forgotten my phone, so I doubled back and went back home."

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The two doubled back.

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The New York Times - Sports

I doubled back to St.-Rémy.

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The New York Times - Travel

Franklin doubled back and said: "You're from Nova Scotia?

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The New York Times - Sports

Before leaving the museum, she doubled back for another look.

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The New Yorker

The BMW raced past and then doubled back.

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The New Yorker

The gunmen then apparently doubled back toward the trucking company.

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The New York Times

He doubled back to pound on more doors.

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The Washington Post

The lines went around corners and doubled back.

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Then Pinweel doubled-back on itself, telling Anthony Ha of the TechCrunch blog that the name similarity did not matter.

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The New York Times

Afterwards Marco doubled-back to the west.

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Wikipedia

It curved west-southwestward on September 15, then doubled-back by the following day.

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