come home to

phrase

: to become very clear and obvious to (someone) in usually a forceful or unpleasant way

The truth about her marriage came home to her when he left her.

Examples of come home to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But Dimon is also in the camp of individuals worried about how America’s borrowing habit may come home to roost. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 14 July 2026

The mother every woman wanted to be, and the wife every man wanted to come home to. — Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026

Simply throw a boneless pork shoulder roast and some sweet onions with a bit of Southern seasoning in a slow-cooker, and come home to a ready-to-eat meal. — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026

Superman appears in the teaser during a transmission, asking when his cousin might come home to Earth. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for come home to

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou