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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Although he understood Opel's need to remain competitive globally, he worried that a strategy of cutting German engineering expertise could eventually "come back to haunt them in the long run".
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Such a dynamic has led stocks and rates to move in opposite directions in the past, and it’s come back into play at times again this year.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
“It’s … come to life, die, come back to life, and died. Now our whole discography seems to be in a ‘high tide lifts all ships’ moment.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
“Maybe they will come back if they end the war?”
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
Chip practically had his face pressed against the glass of the front door, watching Jonah come back.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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