prodigal returned
Example Sentences
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Despite being jettisoned at fly-half when the prodigal returned in the autumn, Kinghorn is playing some of the best stuff of his life in his new-old role.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2023
Yet the days went by, and the weeks grew long, and no prodigal returned.
From The Flag by Greene, Homer
When the prodigal returned he was not watching with his father, he was “in the field;” when he learned that his brother had been welcomed to the home he was filled with anger.
From The Gospel of Luke, An Exposition by Erdman, Charles Rosenbury
"What would she do, I wonder, if the prodigal returned," he said quietly.
From The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)
Three hours after sunrise the prodigal returned, lightfooted, gay of mien.
From The Rocks of Valpre by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)
