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came back

VERB

return

Synonyms

STRONGEST

recover resume

WEAK

come again do better re-enter reappear recur remigrate triumph

Antonyms

WEAK

depart go leave

Example Sentences

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“I wanted to be alone a little bit because my mind was not in the right place. But the day I came back, I learned these guys are my family.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

The French woman, one of five evacuees from France placed in isolation in Paris, started to feel unwell on Sunday night, and "tests came back positive", Health Minister Stephanie Rist said Monday.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

He said: "One came back with indications of blood in my stool. I went through further tests, and it was at the colonoscopy that they identified a cancer in my bowel."

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

We came back to Madrid very late on Thursday.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Sooner or later that wretched dog always came back.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo