comeback
noun
a return to a former higher rank, popularity, position, prosperity, etc..
comebacks
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pluralof comeback.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Mehlman, 31, a former Ithaca College athlete whose own tennis journey was sidelined by injury, knows something about comebacks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
The injury was aggravated during several attempted comebacks, before Fontaine was forced to call time on his career in 1962.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
And in every single victory over the Spurs, the Knicks trailed by double-digits—the most comebacks of at least 10 points in the championship round since at least 2001, according to Stats Perform.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
Saturday night was just the final chapter of the most unlikely, unhinged and downright unbelievable playoff run in basketball history—a collection of spectacular streaks and last-second comebacks to cast aside decades of heartbreak.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
I come up with great comebacks to her the next morning, hunched over a bowl of cereal.
From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
