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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If they end up not owing, that money would come back in a refund, said Tom O’Saben, director of tax content and government relations at the National Association of Tax Professionals.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
U.S. stock futures edged down, with investors clinging to hope that the U.S. and Iran could come back to the negotiating table.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
"I don't care if they come back or not. If they don't come back, I'm fine," Trump told reporters.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
"I haven't done any theatre for 14 years, it was a huge, exhilarating risk to come back and be invited by the National Theatre, home of so much wonderful work, to do this special play."
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
I stood up in the buckboard and yelled as loud as I could, “Rowdy, you’d better leave those baby coons alone. That old mama coon will skin you alive! You come back here now!”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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