come home

Example Sentences

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They may not want to come home after college and deliver food via DoorDash or Uber but those opportunities are available.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

And your little white lies will come home to roost.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

That’s where “mother” has come home to roost, now applied as liberally to pop stars as it is screen sirens, influencers and Food Network hosts.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

"Our language at home is sign language. When I'm not here they talk to each other in English, but they naturally switch to sign language when I come home," said Anthony.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

I tell her, “Mom, when I come home, I fly here.”

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola