spin back
Frequency: 5.12.4 per million words
To turn and move back.
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Examples (10)
- The tennis ball had so much topspin that it seemed to spin back after hitting the court.
- She felt a strong pull to spin back and look at the mysterious object again.
- The car swerved, causing its rear wheels to spin back briefly before regaining control.
- As the dancer completed her pirouette, she gracefully allowed her body to spin back to face the audience.
- Whenever he heard that song, his thoughts would always spin back to his college days.
- The old cassette player would sometimes spin back the tape if it got jammed.
- The frisbee caught an updraft and started to spin back towards the thrower.
- He had to spin back quickly to avoid colliding with the unexpected obstacle.
- Her mind began to spin back through the events of the day, trying to pinpoint the mistake.
- The figure skater executed a perfect jump, then landed and elegantly continued to spin back into her routine.