come around

verb

came around; come around; coming around; comes around

Examples of come around in a Sentence

she came around surprisingly quickly after falling off the horse
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Another 1979 may not come around again for years but, even with out the dramatic population boom, ruffed grouse hunting over a wide area in Oregon, Idaho, and Washington is often as good as anyone could desire. Worth Matthewson, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2025 But the time the film festival came around in March, there was one of those massive trans scapegoating news articles that happened around the same time. Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025 McBride, Minnesota’s oldest player, knows golden opportunities don’t come around often. Ben Pickman, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025 Each one seemed to come around really quickly, and each one unfolded differently. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for come around

Word History

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of come around was in 1773

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“Come around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20around. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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