How to Use report back in a Sentence

report back

verb
  • Have your kid try it out this year and report back to us.
    — Katrina Donham, Parents, 25 Dec. 2025
  • So, there was no crime that matched this reported back then, at that time?
    — Lauren Clark, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Scouts report back, and the rest of the colony follows the trail to your table.
    — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • The group will report back to the council within 90 days.
    — Claire Wang, Oc Register, 26 May 2026
  • No, the technician reported back, the camera worked just fine.
    — Longreads, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Wiggins wears a shifty bowler hat and takes notes on Jol and Louisa, then reports back to Frances.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Lay out goals on how dollars are to be spent for the year, then report back to donors how dollars were actually spent.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • After reporting back to Huang and his team, the woks were changed to carbon steel, and now last for up to three years.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • But over the next few days, schools are due to reopen, and employees are expected to report back to work full-time.
    — Michael Rios, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The model writes the code, runs the tests, reads the errors, fixes the code, runs the tests again, and reports back when something is shipped.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • The company will now need to consult its shareholders on the issue and report back.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Data collection is part of the grant and will be reported back to the DOC.
    — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
  • The point of Kicking Back is to find out and report back to the soccer and cannabis communities.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 June 2026
  • Adina is an alien who’s been sent to earth to observe humanity and report back to her superiors.
    — Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Bass wanted a report back from staff in four months on planning for roadway connections to the museum from the nearest train station.
    — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • He will be assessed by Hurzeler when the players report back for pre-season before a decision is made on his future.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 15 June 2026
  • Of course, future juries may understand those issues differently than those who reported back this week.
    — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Gardenroots will host participant data report back events in March.
    — Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 1 Mar. 2026
  • When the squad reported back to Kirkby five days after his death, the training complex was a scene of utter devastation.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 28 May 2026
  • Proton Mail also works overtime to weed out tracking mechanisms in the body of your emails, like hidden images that report back when a message is opened.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The committee is expected to report back to the council by April 30 unless its work is extended.
    — Teresa Liu, Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Officers leaving Minnesota will report back to their stations or be assigned elsewhere.
    — Ben Finley, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
  • The Sentinel also reported back then about a very eager Stones fan and his ingenious plan to get into the concert early.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The Times first reported back in 2024 that the attraction’s gassy cars would be on the way out by the end of 2026.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
  • Disney did a good job of shepherding the family and their friends through back-door entrances to many attractions, the Sentinel reported back then.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
  • Neff said Eagleview was the lowest, most responsible bidder when the current contract was bid out six years ago, but agreed to gather another bid and report back.
    — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026
  • Silver received a glowing report back, featuring details on how Dundon had rebuilt the Hurricanes and inked a deal to keep them in Raleigh for the long haul.
    — James Mirtle, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • Hurzeler will assess Cozier-Duberry when the players report back for pre-season early in July.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • If most officers report back beginning Monday and airports are able to restore staffing, wait times could start to ease within several days to a couple of weeks, Pistole said.
    — Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026
  • But council members scaled back that provision in committee last month, directing city departments to develop a unified framework and report back before making those changes.
    — Teresa Liu, Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026

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