return
verb (used without object)
to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return to public office;
have returned
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present perfectof return.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Since bulls have returned to the “driver’s seat,” the precious metal could resume its bullish trajectory toward initial resistance at $4,650 per ounce, the analyst says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Euthanasia data showed that 2025 was a year of improvement for the shelter system’s kill rate, but so far this year numbers have returned to 2024 levels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
On average, fashion companies that went public from 2010 through 2024 have returned a meager average of 1.7% over the three years since their IPOs, according to Jay Ritter, a University of Florida professor emeritus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Although most of the crowds of migrants have returned across the border to Morocco, authorities are struggling to find shelter for Moroccan children remaining in the Spanish enclave, who cannot be summarily deported.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
They shouldn’t have taken it, or at least, he should have returned the money the next day.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
