limp back

Frequency: 5.82.2 per million words

To return to a place with a limp.

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Examples (10)

  • The injured soldier had to limp back to base.
  • After the fall, she could only limp back home slowly.
  • The battered ship managed to limp back to port.
  • He watched the dog limp back into the woods.
  • Despite his sprained ankle, he had to limp back to the campsite.
  • We saw the exhausted runner limp back to the finish line.
  • The car, with its flat tire, eventually limped back to the garage.
  • She bravely limped back to retrieve her dropped keys.
  • They had to limp back across the desert after their vehicle broke down.
  • Feeling defeated, the team could only limp back to the locker room.