come home

Example Sentences

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And your little white lies will come home to roost.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

"Josh has been radicalised by being a local MP... he saw the implosion in Westminster as a chance for Andy to come home," a friend said.

From BBC • May 15, 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

Heck, some days I would come home with 10 whole dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Once the fire was out, Nova’s family would come home like the three bears and find that some Goldilocks had been drinking their sodas and stealing pillowcases from their beds.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz