come back with
idiom
: to make a reply or response of
When questioned about his involvement, he came back with an angry denial.
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Carolyn is gone on the journey and could come back with any advantage, idol or disadvantage (like losing her vote).
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Erica Thompson, The Enquirer, 30 Mar. 2023
This year, it’s tried to come back with a bang but some underlying tension remains.
—Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 11 Jan. 2023
The first is a shot of Stanislaus Katczinsky (Albrecht Schuch) by the farmer’s gate waiting for Paul (Felix Kammerer) to come back with his loot.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 24 Dec. 2022
Most of the players included in that — though participating — still have the option to come back with eligibility rather than be what’s already given to student-athletes or the extra year the NCAA granted following the 2020 season plagued by COVID-19.
—Stephen Means, cleveland, 22 Nov. 2022
But if all 17 counts come back with at least one vote in favor of life in prison, then that would be his sentence.
—Terry Spencer, Sun Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2022
After seeing falling costs by as much as 20% in urban areas like Chicago in 2020, rent prices have come back with a vengeance.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 3 Aug. 2022
Pace left several weeks ago but promised to come back with one day's notice when budget voting got serious.
—The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2022
McCoy thought about retiring in 2020 after a litany of injuries, but decided to come back with the New York Giants before signing with the Cardinals last season.
—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 18 Dec. 2022
Erica Thompson, The Enquirer, 30 Mar. 2023
This year, it’s tried to come back with a bang but some underlying tension remains.
—Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 11 Jan. 2023
The first is a shot of Stanislaus Katczinsky (Albrecht Schuch) by the farmer’s gate waiting for Paul (Felix Kammerer) to come back with his loot.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 24 Dec. 2022
Most of the players included in that — though participating — still have the option to come back with eligibility rather than be what’s already given to student-athletes or the extra year the NCAA granted following the 2020 season plagued by COVID-19.
—Stephen Means, cleveland, 22 Nov. 2022
But if all 17 counts come back with at least one vote in favor of life in prison, then that would be his sentence.
—Terry Spencer, Sun Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2022
After seeing falling costs by as much as 20% in urban areas like Chicago in 2020, rent prices have come back with a vengeance.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 3 Aug. 2022
Pace left several weeks ago but promised to come back with one day's notice when budget voting got serious.
—The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2022
McCoy thought about retiring in 2020 after a litany of injuries, but decided to come back with the New York Giants before signing with the Cardinals last season.
—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 18 Dec. 2022
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