come back
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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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Since a film she directed and appeared in, “Don’t Worry Darling,” flopped in 2022, she required some time off, but she has come back stronger than ever with these two ribald comedies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
“As I come back home and isolate, I romanticize about the past, and the music is the best way for me to live that. I get to watch my own soundtrack through the music.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
"I have come back from worse and we will see where we end up."
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
See also: Intel earnings show just how dramatically the company has come back from being ‘near-dead’
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
‘And then you’ll come back home, and we shall have chocolate cake every week, just like we used to.’
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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