comes 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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“That’s not my baseline view, but I can see where the risk would be building up as soon as he comes back from China.”

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Ten years later, it turns out that Troy cannot fall unless Philoctetes comes back to the fight and serves under those who abandoned him.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

But it always comes back to the elephant in the chat.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

He’s a retired wrestler who comes back into her life after his other family kicks him to the curb, and reasons that they’re both entertainers plying their craft to make ends meet.

From Salon • May 4, 2026

After a lifetime or so, the officer comes back.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood