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 The particularly strong storm that caused May’s aurora display is now coming around to face the Earth again. Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2024 They are used to bludgeoning their opponent with their offense, so when the postseason comes around, and the games get tighter, the Dodgers get tighter. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2024 Alexis Kyles led off with a single and came around to score on Llamas’ ground ball up the middle which rolled all the way to the wall for an RBI double. Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2024 However, Lauer scored easily and Hood came around from second on the two-run sacrifice fly. Craig J. Clary, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 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

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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 6 Jun. 2024.

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