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
If businesses no longer think that their fuel bills will come back down soon, they become more likely to raise prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
"We never saw the finished product, and they couldn't get the actors to come back again because they were contracted on other series or other shows, and that's why it never got finished."
From BBC ● 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
The words Brie said to Teddy this afternoon come back to me.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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