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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Mike HarringtonExamples 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
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
After an exciting week one comeback victory over the Baltimore Ravens, the Buffalo Bills soundly defeated the New York Jets in week 2.
—Mark Lasota, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Zoning commissioner James Burch said during a July public hearing that the changes were meant to ensure that a specific solar project didn’t come back after it was denied by the commissioners in 2024.
—Idaho Statesman, 11 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Her on-screen appearance now opens the door for a potential in-ring comeback.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
After an exciting week one comeback victory over the Baltimore Ravens, the Buffalo Bills soundly defeated the New York Jets in week 2.
—Mark Lasota, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
Memory and Meaning On Safari For me, coming back was about memory.
—Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Zoning commissioner James Burch said during a July public hearing that the changes were meant to ensure that a specific solar project didn’t come back after it was denied by the commissioners in 2024.
—Idaho Statesman, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Comeback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comeback. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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