double back
phrasal verb
doubled back; doubling back; doubles back
: to turn around and return on the same path
I'm going to double back to see if I dropped the ring on the way here.
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Johnson and Brown initially ran off; however, Brown later doubled back and was shot again, this time to death.
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Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Williams won two mixed doubles back in 1998 and was never likely to add a third here.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Virtually all of the skill position players also double back on defense.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Motorists who want to get to 141st Street will need to get off at 146th and double back or exit 135th Street.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 7 Aug. 2025
McCray was forced to double back and then fled through an existing hole in the fence, court documents say.
—Danielle Wallace, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2025
Tracking data for the vessel showed the ship heading southwest before doubling back to its previous position.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Higher standard deduction, no personal exemptions: The law preserves — and temporarily boosts — the higher standard deduction, which was nearly doubled back in 2017.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 21 May 2025
Cuomo’s one error in fixing LGA was banking on a very stupid, very expensive, $2.4 billion people mover called the AirTrain that would have required travelers from Manhattan and other points west to double back after taking the LIRR or No. 7.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
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Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Williams won two mixed doubles back in 1998 and was never likely to add a third here.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Virtually all of the skill position players also double back on defense.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Motorists who want to get to 141st Street will need to get off at 146th and double back or exit 135th Street.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 7 Aug. 2025
McCray was forced to double back and then fled through an existing hole in the fence, court documents say.
—Danielle Wallace, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2025
Tracking data for the vessel showed the ship heading southwest before doubling back to its previous position.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Higher standard deduction, no personal exemptions: The law preserves — and temporarily boosts — the higher standard deduction, which was nearly doubled back in 2017.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 21 May 2025
Cuomo’s one error in fixing LGA was banking on a very stupid, very expensive, $2.4 billion people mover called the AirTrain that would have required travelers from Manhattan and other points west to double back after taking the LIRR or No. 7.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Double back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20back. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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