1
a
: a sharp or witty reply : retort
b
: a cause for complaint
came back; come back; coming back; comes back
1
: to return to life or vitality
2
: to return to memory
it's all coming back to me now
4
a
: to regain a former favorable condition or position
b
: to recover from a deficit in a contest or competition
… it was the first time in NHL history that a team was down by three goals inside the final five minutes and came back to win a game.—
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Examples of comeback in a Sentence
Noun
The species was nearly extinct but is now making a comeback.
Short skirts were out of fashion for many years, but now they're making a comeback.
The team was trailing after the first half, but they made a comeback and won in the second half.
The team mounted a comeback in the second half of the season.
Verb
she's slowly coming back after being in a coma
the American bald eagle was once nearly extinct but has come back strong
Recent Examples on the WebCharles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2024
That was the beginning of a comeback, and the industry has sustained it since.
—Thom Duffy, Billboard, 29 Apr. 2024
Coming up:Next University of Arizona president faces challenges as faculty say campus is ready for 'a comeback'
What does UA campus community want in a president?
—The Arizona Republic, 26 Apr. 2024
Tampa Bay continued to up the pressure over first half of the second period before the Panthers came in waves to retake the lead and get contributions from all throughout the lineup to mount its comeback.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2024
Teigen’s post also isn’t the only place that discussion about the allegations have been making a comeback.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
Despite this, the compact disc is making something of a surprise comeback.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2024
By the time Jokic returned, Davis went into attack mode, but the Los Angeles comeback was too little, too late.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2024
Furtado’s comeback has been in full swing as the singer gets back into releasing new music.
—Moises Mendez Ii, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
Signs of bird flu have also made its way into the retail dairy supply, with as many as one in five samples of milk coming back positive in a nationwide Food and Drug Administration survey.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 1 May 2024
By giving readers the gift of hindsight, Min shows how one enigmatic family falls apart and comes back together over several decades.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 1 May 2024
It was also announced in February that Sara Ramírez, the star behind the controversial character Che Diaz, would also not be coming back for the new season.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The math argument only looks narrowly what does the state put out versus what came back into the state’s coffers.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 20 Apr. 2024
Castro Valley 6, No. 17 Piedmont 4 (nine innings)
Castro Valley came back from a two-run deficit to beat Piedmont in extra innings.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
Males birds start to come back to Wisconsin in March and April, and female birds follow after them.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2024
Our experts say that patients usually come back for a second procedure about 10 to 15 years after the first.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 17 Apr. 2024
Noun
Irving, who finished with a team high 40 points, was at the forefront of the Mavericks’ comeback.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2024
That was the beginning of a comeback, and the industry has sustained it since.
—Thom Duffy, Billboard, 29 Apr. 2024
Coming up:Next University of Arizona president faces challenges as faculty say campus is ready for 'a comeback'
What does UA campus community want in a president?
—The Arizona Republic, 26 Apr. 2024
Tampa Bay continued to up the pressure over first half of the second period before the Panthers came in waves to retake the lead and get contributions from all throughout the lineup to mount its comeback.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2024
Teigen’s post also isn’t the only place that discussion about the allegations have been making a comeback.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
Despite this, the compact disc is making something of a surprise comeback.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2024
By the time Jokic returned, Davis went into attack mode, but the Los Angeles comeback was too little, too late.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2024
Furtado’s comeback has been in full swing as the singer gets back into releasing new music.
—Moises Mendez Ii, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
Verb
The new regulations, which must be drafted and come back for another council vote, would buy the city time to develop rules requiring that 100% affordable housing projects provide at least some units for families that are defined as very low-income, said Hernandez spokesperson Chelsea Lucktenberg.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
Signs of bird flu have also made its way into the retail dairy supply, with as many as one in five samples of milk coming back positive in a nationwide Food and Drug Administration survey.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 1 May 2024
By giving readers the gift of hindsight, Min shows how one enigmatic family falls apart and comes back together over several decades.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 1 May 2024
It was also announced in February that Sara Ramírez, the star behind the controversial character Che Diaz, would also not be coming back for the new season.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The math argument only looks narrowly what does the state put out versus what came back into the state’s coffers.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 20 Apr. 2024
Castro Valley 6, No. 17 Piedmont 4 (nine innings)
Castro Valley came back from a two-run deficit to beat Piedmont in extra innings.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
Males birds start to come back to Wisconsin in March and April, and female birds follow after them.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2024
Our experts say that patients usually come back for a second procedure about 10 to 15 years after the first.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 17 Apr. 2024
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