How to Use return in a Sentence

return

1 of 3 verb

• I have to return a book to the library.
• I had to return the shirt and get a bigger size.
• We waited for you to return.
• His jealousy returned when he saw his ex-wife with her new husband.
• The dishes were broken when they were delivered, so I had to return them.
• I'm leaving but will return at 2 p.m.
• I'm returning your ladder. Thanks for letting me borrow it.
• She is returning home tomorrow.
• She was told to return in six months.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 June 2026
• The oceans will return, but how soon?
  — Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
• Some have even returned over the course of time.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
• Those who lived here before the war have yet to return.
  — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
• Desler smirked and gave him a small nod, which Goth returned.
  — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 10 Nov. 2025
• Of course the feeling in your chest will return.
  — Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2025
• The statement did not say how many would return.
  — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
• He was helped off the ice by teammates and did not return.
  — CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
• Little of that has returned over the years.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
• The money should have been returned, not spent.
  — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
• On offense, most of that core group should return.
  — Matt Zahn, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
• Then the farms were abandoned, the forests grew back and the deer returned.
  — John Drake, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
• Can one return from an absence?
  — Akhil Sharma, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
• Picerne’s office did not return our call.
  — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 21 Jan. 2026
• Then all the old problems returned.
  — Dan Woike, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
• The person returned with a gun.
  — Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
• For now, the lights—and hope—are returning, one street at a time.
  — Daniel Wilkerson, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
• One trucker returned with a wave.
  — Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2025
• The hope is that Lugo can return soon.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
• What drives a fan to return year after year after year?
  — Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
• The full slate of cookie flavors are set to return this year.
  — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 6 Jan. 2026
• The jury took just over an hour to return a guilty verdict.
  — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025

return

2 of 3 noun

• The team looked forward to his return to coaching.
• We are looking forward to your return.
• We're looking forward to our return to Europe.
• The people celebrated their leader's return to power.
• No return flights for this flight.
  — Emmet Lyons, CBS News, 26 June 2026
• Fans still long for her return.
  — Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
• There is no timetable for his return.
  — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
• But this time, there would be no return.
  — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
• And once again, the urge to quit returns.
  — Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2026
• And for a long time, there wasn’t much to say in return.
  — Zohran Mamdani, New York Times, 29 May 2026
• The price of Baugh’s return is steep.
  — Noah White, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
• But the team does not have a timeline for his return.
  — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
• Those investors use the form to file their tax returns.
  — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 22 May 2026
• The Raiders made a long return, which set them up to score.
  — Hannah Cordova, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2025
• He was greeted in return with whoops and cheers.
  — Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
• The media hype was strong, but the returns have been mixed.
  — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
• This helps keep a thief from filing a tax return in your name.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
• Stanton still doesn’t have a return date yet.
  — Mike Barner, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
• Pick and choose, then plot your return visit.
  — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
• Does anyone know what that return is?
  — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026
• The return options are fax or mail.
  — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
• Which is where the return of his leg kick, from both sides of the plate, comes in.
  — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 14 May 2026
• Now, the nuggets are making a grand return with a spicy new sauce.
  — Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
• He’s also been used on kick returns.
  — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
• James briefed teachers on their return.
  — John Wisely, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
• His grand return will come at Coachella next year.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025
• And what will the Panthers get in return?
  — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
• His return would be a boon to a scuffling lineup.
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
• Ride with Rice today in his return.
  — Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
• At least that’s what the early April returns tell us.
  — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026

return

3 of 3 adjective

• Could be cut and signed back as the IR-return stuff works itself out.
  — Paul Dehner Jr., Cincinnati.com, 1 Sep. 2017
• Most in attendance were return actors, with some new mixed in.
  — Gene Nardi, sun-sentinel.com, 20 Sep. 2019
• Pepper did not return numerous phone calls and emails seeking comment.
  — Dylan Purcell, Philly.com, 12 July 2018
• Attorneys for that case did not return requests seeking comment.
  — Jonathan Romeo, The Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2019
• The three attorneys for the plaintiffs did not return requests seeking comment.
  — Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2019
• Wallace and his parents did not return numerous phone, email and social media messages.
  — Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2019
• Casual fans tuning in could become return customers for boxing.
  — Mike Harris, SI.com, 20 Aug. 2017
• For a fee that often includes expenses and return travel fare, someone will drive your car to Tucson.
  — Bob Weber, chicagotribune.com, 8 July 2018
• Two other close relatives did not return messages regarding this story.
  — oregonlive, 4 Dec. 2019
• His attorney, Cindy Stormer, did not return messages Wednesday.
  — Jamie Stengle, The Denver Post, 4 May 2017
• Kasten and Dodgers spokesman Steve Brener did not return messages Wednesday.
  — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2019
• Oakes, who has 23 touchbacks on 42 kicks, likely won’t employ that strategy against UW’s so-so return unit.
  — Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2017
• Several of the students were return competitors from past years, including Varada and Wright.
  — Mark Thiessen, National Geographic, 17 May 2017
• Jonathan Paul, chairman for the political committee, did not return voice messages left with phone numbers listed on the committee’s state filings.
  — David Smiley, miamiherald, 30 Mar. 2018
• Agnew returned to practice this week after a two-game absence, and could handle return duties Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings.
  — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 5 Dec. 2019
• Vang’s divorce attorney, David Gardner Casey, didn’t return messages Friday.
  — Todd Richmond, Twin Cities, 24 Mar. 2017
• Yates’ attorney did not return messages Friday seeking comment about her upcoming testimony.
  — David S. Cloud, latimes.com, 6 May 2017
• Cooper High administrators did not return messages sent Sunday seeking comment.
  — James Pilcher, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2017
• Brimhall did not return an email request for comment, and a representative of the Show Low School District did not return message about the lawsuit.
  — Ken Alltucker, azcentral, 27 Apr. 2018
• Small rain chances return Thursday night into Friday, but temperatures will rise to the mid-60s by the weekend coupled with another few sunny, rain-free days.
  — Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle, 16 Dec. 2019
• Pluribus International did not return requests seeking comment Tuesday.
  — Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 6 June 2017
• Millennium representatives did not return requests seeking comment.
  — Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2018
• Rick Holliday of Holliday Development, the company developing the construction site, did not return messages Sunday.
  — Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 14 May 2017