come home to
Example Sentences
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And your little white lies will come home to roost.
From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026
"I would get back on the train, come home to Ponty, and my life here had nothing to do with that," she said.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
It’s also important to understand this effort in the broader context of the “forever war,” how it has come home to us and, more important, what can be done about it.
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2026
“The chickens are going to come home to roost and these companies will pay more sustainably over time,” Franklin said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
“Do I have to work all day and then come home to a mad house.”
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
