How to Use comeback in a Sentence

comeback

1 of 2 noun
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  • The team mounted a comeback in the second half of the season.
  • The team was trailing after the first half, but they made a comeback and won in the second half.
  • The species was nearly extinct but is now making a comeback.
  • Short skirts were out of fashion for many years, but now they're making a comeback.
  • What was once big in the '70s seems to have made a comeback in recent years.
    — Georgie Peru, PCMAG, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Of all the ’90s fashion that has made a comeback, nail art is my favorite.
    — Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 20 Oct. 2023
  • That began to change in the 1970s, as breastfeeding made a comeback.
    — Jessica Silver-Greenberg, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2023
  • But the 30-year-old has been training in Houston and appears ready for a comeback.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2023
  • Chelsea Handler could make a comeback to late night TV.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023
  • And now, one of the most popular brands from the decade is also making a comeback.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2023
  • This Year Thanks to the likes of Rihanna, the honey-blonde hue is making a comeback.
    — Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2024
  • This weekend, whip up a big batch of comeback sauce for your party food spread.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Donovan Peoples-Jones will run the deep comeback for the third level.
    — Lance Reisland, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The sport has made a comeback in the District since then, but the game is 10-pin, the bruising older brother of duckpins.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 10 June 2023
  • She was supposed to return to the stage in May but opted to postpone her comeback until the fall.
    — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2023
  • The Vikings opened up a 12-8 lead early in the fourth quarter before Vista mounted its comeback bid.
    — Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2023
  • Not only that, meatballs have made a tremendous comeback, as a form of retro-chic.
    — John Mariani, Forbes, 17 July 2023
  • The 21-point comeback against the Clippers was a warning to the entire Western Conference.
    — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Milwaukee hopes this is just the beginning of a comeback tour.
    — Brian Sampson, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • In 2022, her comeback tour did not even advance past the semifinals of the U.S. championships.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2023
  • First, a salute to the artist who made the most impressive comeback this year: pop icon Miley Cyrus, who found herself back atop the top 40 world for the first time in a decade.
    — Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Confidence: Medium Odds of rain are down Tuesday as the front shifts to our south and east and sunshine makes a comeback.
    — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Mizell’s death occurred at a time when Run-D.M.C. were attempting a comeback.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2024
  • An iconic Days of Our Lives villain is making a comeback.
    — Kelly Martinez, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Julio could have an MVP season and Mitch could have an amazing comeback season!
    — Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Neuheisel sparked the comeback with a 32-yard pass to Karl Dorrell, then converted a fourth-and-two play on the following drive with a 25-yard pass to tight end Paul Bergmann.
    — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Caleb Martin then threw down a high-flying dunk to extend the Heat’s lead to eight with 49.1 seconds left, closing the door on the Kings’ comeback attempt.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2024
  • But the climate crisis is just one tragic setback in the humpback’s comeback.
    — Bill Weir, CNN, 4 Feb. 2024
  • It’s been nearly five years since the release of Scott’s 2018 album, Astroworld, and the rapper has made a solid comeback with the arrival of Utopia.
    — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 28 July 2023
  • That night at the 2023 Oscars marked a huge career comeback for Fraser after having been out of the spotlight for years.
    — Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
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come back

2 of 2 verb
  • What made this the right time to come back to the States for the first time in two decades?
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Dec. 2023
  • And the Thorns were able to build out of the back and score two goals to come back and win.
    — oregonlive, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Terry Crews will also come back to the stage as the show's host.
    — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Woodland had to up the ante when Head came back to the rec center to work out.
    — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2023
  • And will what happened in the outback come back to haunt them?
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The cancer might come back in three years, five years, maybe 10 years.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2023
  • All have pleaded for the studios and guilds to come back to the table.
    — Natasha Chen, CNN, 22 July 2023
  • And even David Marks came back and was part of the fold, which is fantastic.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2024
  • But then to be able to come back to what was your home and deliver.
    — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 3 Aug. 2023
  • But the same can’t be said for coming back for Marvel reshoots.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Carter, who came back from elbow surgery, pitched in his third game.
    — Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 27 Mar. 2024
  • If the delay had lasted that long, Williams wouldn’t have come back out.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The new trailer shows Eric come back from the dead to get his bloody revenge.
    — Jaden Thompson, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Herbs to start from seed: Sorrel Geese, seagulls, thrushes: This is the week the geese come back.
    — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Apr. 2023
  • After going down 2-0 in the second inning, Amador came back and scored two runs in the sixth to tie the game.
    — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2024
  • But by the late-Eighties, his interests in hip-hop and dance came back to him on a grander scale.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Could this be yet another sign that the fashion trends of the 2010s are coming back?
    — Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Weiman says the settlers are trying to make sure the Palestinians don't come back.
    — Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 23 Mar. 2024
  • The next hitter, Kiké Hernández, moved Rosario to third on a ground out, and then the defense came back to bite Paxton.
    — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Definitely will save this recipe and come back to it again!
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2023
  • And, yes, there are people who come back to play at SummerFest most years.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2024
  • So, don't forget to come back each day to get your favorites voted through.
    — Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 25 Aug. 2023
  • And the workers are not expected to come back anytime soon.
    — Maria Aspan, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Maybe there’s an excursion or two, but the goal is to come back refreshed, de-stressed, and even deeper in love.
    — Jen Ator, Travel + Leisure, 1 Jan. 2024
  • Swan, an activist who asked to use a code name, came back around the same time and saw their belongings strewn across the forest floor from the raid.
    — Hilary Beaumont, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Most of the Black community fled Ocoee and never came back.
    — Ana Goñi-Lessan, USA TODAY, 21 July 2023
  • The inspector came back to the Marriott for a same day re-inspection, which the restaurant passed.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The show ran for six seasons and has since come back as College Hill: Celebrity Edition.
    — Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Here's what's on the agenda as Congress comes back to Washington.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Think about it: how many times did Harriet Tubman come back for us?
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 17 Dec. 2023

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