How to Use comeback in a Sentence

comeback

1 of 2 noun
  • 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.
  • Afterward, the Celtics shrugged off the Hawks’ comeback attempt.
    Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Her straw cowboy hat and small gold hoops earrings also made a comeback for this beach outfit, and her chin-length hair was left down and tucked behind her ears.
    Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Forty years later, research is finally making a comeback and the results are promising.
    ELLE, 13 Apr. 2023
  • From warm hues like pink, red and yellow to cool tones like sage, lavender and blue, colorful glassware is making a comeback in home design.
    Alyssa Gautieri, goodhousekeeping.com, 11 Apr. 2023
  • This century-old gardening technique is making a comeback, thanks to social media’s obsession with quirky garden hacks.
    Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Taking a deep breath, analyzing her strategy, and focusing on her mindset centers her above all else, often snapping her back into the game to make a comeback.
    Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 9 Apr. 2023
  • Hands-free bags are making a comeback, as celebrities are starting to prioritize comfort and efficiency — Joanna Gaines being one of them.
    Casey Clark, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
  • The new-look top of the Reds’ lineup sparked the comeback.
    Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 28 May 2023
  • What was once big in the '70s seems to have made a comeback in recent years.
    Georgie Peru, PCMAG, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The stakes are higher, and the comeback seems more daunting.
    Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 July 2024
  • Smith is seeking to make a comeback to the role as mayor.
    Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 20 July 2024
  • If there was a comeback player of the year award in the NHL, Drouin would be a top contender.
    Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 18 May 2024
  • Of all the ’90s fashion that has made a comeback, nail art is my favorite.
    Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Zach Neto scored on a wild pitch in the 10th inning to complete the comeback.
    Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2023
  • The sporty, chic style started making a comeback a few years ago.
    Jennifer Vermeer, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Now Nobuo Fukuda is ready for a comeback Reach the reporter at endia.fontanez@gannett.com.
    Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 26 May 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
  • Reds third baseman Nick Senzel thought back to the other comebacks that the Reds have made in 2023.
    Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 28 May 2023
  • Over the past year, bridal fashion trends have made a glamorous comeback.
    Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 18 Apr. 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
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come back

2 of 2 verb
  • According to Abrash, sports is about learning to fail and coming back from it.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
  • After 20 years, Bad Blood is coming back to your state this Saturday.
    Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
  • My hope is that students will appreciate their time at Noblesville Schools and will want to come back to work and live in our community.
    John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Oct. 2024
  • But Team Elite came back, took the lead, and won the game.
    Thomas Lake, CNN, 12 July 2024
  • Many are turned away and told to come back the next day.
    Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc, 24 Feb. 2023
  • 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
  • But the catch is, the cringe is what keeps him coming back.
    Zoe G. Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Aug. 2024
  • And that's how Bear Bear came back to us for the second time.
    Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 1 July 2024
  • Reed kept him on the project, asking him to come back for Ant-Man and the Wasp.
    Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 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 the skies cleared a few hours later and people came back.
    Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 19 June 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
  • Someone gave me a roll or bread and said take three laps around the resort and come back.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Carter, who came back from elbow surgery, pitched in his third game.
    Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 27 Mar. 2024
  • When Gil-galad puts on his ring, the dying tree comes back to life.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 12 Sep. 2024
  • If the delay had lasted that long, Williams wouldn’t have come back out.
    Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 6 Sep. 2023
  • That and his son, Steven Izzo, plans to come back for a fifth season as a walk-on guard.
    Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The new trailer shows Eric come back from the dead to get his bloody revenge.
    Jaden Thompson, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The company first asked workers to come back in, for just one day a week, in March 2022.
    Jane Thier, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • The principal got the letter, framed the letter, put it up in the office, and didn’t ask me to come back.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 7 Aug. 2024
  • 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

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