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 don't write him off on a 100 breaststroke. That raw speed will come back as your body recovers."
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
See also: Intel earnings show just how dramatically the company has come back from being ‘near-dead’
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
"Today a mother can send her kid off to school, work at Snabbit for four hours and come back before the kid comes back from school," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
And I know I have a job incomplete ... so I have to come back for this guy.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
ONE month had gone by since Don Quixote had come back home, and his friends still had not seen him.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
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