come back
Idioms-
Return to or regain past success or popularity, as in It's hard to come back from two sets down and win the match , or Long hemlines are coming back this fall . [Early 1900s]
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Return to one's mind, as in Her name came back to me after I saw her picture . [Late 1800s]
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Retort or reply; also, retaliate. For example, No matter how many insults he flings, I can always come back with another . [Late 1800s]
Example Sentences
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“I think Eurovision is something they would like to come back to. But I don’t see it happening,” Barreiro Leon said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
Having spent more than 30 hours travelling back to Edinburgh, where he dad still lives, she said she would have "regretted it forever" if she had not come back to be part of it all.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Out of all recent losers this market has seen, many have come back to life.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
Inflation does not mean prices go up and then come back down.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
His mother would have come back for him if he had been.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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