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
Recent Examples on the Web Cooley, per The Hollywood Reporter, made the decision to leave the venerable animation studio after winning an Oscar in 2020 for directing Toy Story 4 since his turn to direct another Pixar film wouldn’t come around again for almost a decade. Tim Lammers, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024 When Lindor’s place came around again in the order the next inning against Landon Knack with runners on second and third, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts took no chances and walked him intentionally to load the bases. Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2024 The designer took the process of creating the collection extremely seriously and with heart, and was hesitant with the idea of adding denim jeans to the collection, but in the end came around to it. Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 15 Oct. 2024 When the 2024 election came around, Jokowi shunned the candidacy of his own party colleague to instead back Prabowo, who agreed to run alongside Jokowi’s eldest son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, who will now serve as vice-president. Charlie Campbell / Jakarta, TIME, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for come around 

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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 31 Oct. 2024.

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