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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The chain told customers that the affected Taylor Farms lettuce had been removed and invited them, with almost startling confidence, to come back.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
Can someone please take Bill Plaschke’s computer away from him so he can’t make another unnecessary prediction that could come back to jinx the fans of L.A.?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Rouen prosecutor Sebastien Gallois said 44 people were injured including an 18-year-old woman evacuated "in a critical condition", while tests for drugs and alcohol on the train driver had come back negative.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
Director Pedraza eventually has to cover other less feverish territory, namely the real plot behind Marfil’s kidnapping and the involvement of her father with Russians, who have come back into vogue as all-purpose villains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
“You can meet them when they come to lay their eggs—and then their daughters will come back, and then their daughters, and there’ll be lots of turtles again!”
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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