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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The worst of it, of course, came around the time of their divorce when rumors indicated there was cheating from both sides. Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 7 Aug. 2025 Monday will come around again, with its dreaded wake-up alarms and emails. Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 4 Aug. 2025 On Hilton’s sack, the play was allowed to go on and QB Quinn Ewers lofted up a touchdown pass to WR Theo Wease. — On a third-and-goal from the 6, edge rusher Bradley Chubb came around for a clutch sack on Tua. David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2025 His dad came around to the idea of American football. Noah Perkins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 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 20 Aug. 2025.

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