come back from
idiom
: to become strong, successful, or effective again after (an injury, failure, etc.)
It can be difficult for an athlete to come back from an injury like this.
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Jack Eichel is a Stanley Cup champion with the Vegas Golden Knights less than two years removed from neck surgery that no NHL player had previously come back from.
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Stephen Whyno, ajc, 14 June 2023
The Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016 became the only team to come back from a 3-1 deficit (against Golden State) and win the title.
—Anthony Gharib, USA TODAY, 10 June 2023
The Heat had come back from a trip to Washington at 3 a.m., but Highsmith was back on the practice court at 10 a.m., shooting for two hours.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 9 June 2023
The Cavaliers are the third team to come back from an 0-2 deficit in a conference finals, joining the 1971 Baltimore Bullets and 1993 Chicago Bulls. 2008 — Pittsburgh outlasts Detroit 4-3 in three overtimes of Game 5 of the Stanley Cup finals.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2023
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Stephen Whyno, ajc, 14 June 2023
The Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016 became the only team to come back from a 3-1 deficit (against Golden State) and win the title.
—Anthony Gharib, USA TODAY, 10 June 2023
The Heat had come back from a trip to Washington at 3 a.m., but Highsmith was back on the practice court at 10 a.m., shooting for two hours.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 9 June 2023
The Cavaliers are the third team to come back from an 0-2 deficit in a conference finals, joining the 1971 Baltimore Bullets and 1993 Chicago Bulls. 2008 — Pittsburgh outlasts Detroit 4-3 in three overtimes of Game 5 of the Stanley Cup finals.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2023
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“Come back from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20back%20from. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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