come home to

Example Sentences

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And your little white lies will come home to roost.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 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

"They're part of your routine, you wake up, you feed them, give them attention, wait for them to come home to give them their dinner. It was a complete change of routine."

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

I come home to find that my parents have strung streamers around the kitchen.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz