How to Use get back to in a Sentence

get back to

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  • The Heat were the No. 1 seed in the East last season and now need the play-in just to get back to the playoffs.
    — Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Green Bay didn't get back to a Super Bowl for 13 years.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Now comes Round 2, and the Knicks, and a chance to get back to the East finals for the third time in his Miami tenure.
    — Tim Reynolds, ajc, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The near-miss was crushing, and the players wanted to get back to that point more than anything.
    — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Eventually -- maybe next year, maybe in five -- St. Mary’s should get back to the Sweet 16.
    — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Again, the puck bounded behind the net and Portillo took an extra beat to get back to his post.
    — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Everyone else had to get back to work, just as most of us do today.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 4 May 2023
  • That’s when Walker, Hoggard and the rest of their crew ensured Izzo would once again get back to the Sweet 16.
    — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Plaintiffs have to get creative to deduct their legal fees under a 2018 tax law just to get back to even.
    — Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
  • But Devers also took on some risk that the Sox will build around him and get back to the postseason.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Thankfully, everyone in Drake's camp is on the mend and ready to get back to playing shows.
    — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Joseph Case coach Shannon Silva has one goal for her team: get back to the championship.
    — Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Apr. 2023
  • His next job will be to help the Wisconsin men’s hockey team get back to the college’s game showcase event.
    — Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 25 May 2023
  • And while others are eager to get back to a more social routine, I got used to the isolation.
    — Irv Erdos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2023
  • Next year’s King William Fair will get back to similar basics.
    — René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 3 May 2023
  • When supplies get back to normal, there’s a good chance prices will rise but not because of the disruption.
    — Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Now, Treasury will try to quickly get back to business as usual.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 2 June 2023
  • When Contino tried to get back to her salad, the woman offered to show her a surgery scar on her stomach.
    — Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Take advantage of this deal to keep your lawn beautiful and get back to what matters: taking it easy in your above-ground pool.
    — Brandon Russell, Popular Mechanics, 24 Mar. 2023
  • One worker joked how the founders’ return might inspire Mr. Zuckerberg to get back to coding at Facebook.
    — Mike Isaac, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The best weekend getaways will leave you feeling refreshed and ready to get back to the hustle and bustle after a few blissful days away.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2023
  • If the retirement age were to get back to 70, those workers would receive just 55% of the benefits, according to Munnell.
    — Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Someone out of work may take a substantially lower offer to get back to work.
    — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • People were trying to figure out how to get back to whatever normal was going to be for us then.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 3 June 2023
  • Does Alabama have the quarterback to get back to the College Football Playoff?
    — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 2 May 2023
  • When the market feels more like a rollercoaster than an enjoyable climb, investors should get back to the basics and focus on long-term returns.
    — Lucy Brewster, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Eventually, new moms will have or want to sit at their computer to get back to work or order more baby supplies or try to work for more than five minutes.
    — Margaux Lushing, Forbes, 3 May 2023
  • And that's why House Republicans are trying to slow the growth in spending and get back to normal before the pandemic, and all areas are going to have to sacrifice.
    — CBS News, 28 May 2023
  • So the Arizona Cardinals took advantage of the opportunity to be able to get back to football work outside.
    — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 26 Apr. 2023
  • But the Fed, which operates independently from the White House, wants annual inflation to run at 2 percent, so there’s still a ways to go to get back to normal.
    — Jim Puzzanghera, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2023

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