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come back
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]
Return to one's mind, as in Her name came back to me after I saw her picture . [Late 1800s]
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
And when I came back two hours later, they were not excited to see me.
“A lot of people are closing their businesses and are not coming back. It’s better to be safe than sorry.”
Each time, she gave him money to pay for the flight, hotel, rental car and gas, she said, but he always came back with an excuse for why he needed more time and cash.
In his statement following the Israel attack, he warned Tehran that if it didn’t come back to the table and cut a deal, the next Israeli attack would be “even more brutal.”
But I came back each Sunday and tried to apply my improving skills.
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