work back
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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By the time he returned to the court in 2020, he had changed teams, weathered a global pandemic, and given himself 18 months to work back to full strength.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
If the setup holds, the shares could work back toward $190 by mid-2026, implying upside of roughly 29% from current levels.
From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026
Havenstein returned against the New Orleans Saints and has played the last three games, but McVay said time on injured reserve would enable him to work back to full strength.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025
They say that Ace's order book is greatly improving as its clients increasingly bring manufacturing work back to the UK.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2024
After it is light, he thought, I will work back to the forty-fathom bait and cut it away too and link up the reserve coils.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
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