comeback

IPA: kˈʌmbæk

noun

  • A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity or underperformance.
  • A retort or answer, particularly a quick or clever one.
  • (sports) An occurrence of an athlete or sports team in a competition overcoming a substantial disadvantage in points to win or draw.

verb

  • Misspelling of come back. [(intransitive) To return to a place.]

come back

IPA: kˈʌmbˈæk

verb

  • (intransitive) To return to a place.
  • (intransitive) To return to one's possession, especially of memories.
  • (intransitive) To return to a former state, usually a desirable one; to become fashionable once more.
  • (intransitive) To retort.
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Examples of "comeback" in Sentences

    Examples of "come-back" in Sentences

    • A sign that ALU come-back with the new management team is rather soon than late.
    • Ask Rick Perry, who went from a flattering Time cover to questions on whether he could come-back.
    • Who would have predicted Bill Clinton's come-back or that George H.W. Bush would be in trouble after he was riding high after the first Iraq invasion?
    • Ah! Now I see the (so-called) "conservative" come-back strategy - supply America with a steady stream of soap opera tales in hope that we will become beholden to them for melodramatic pablum!
    • That, you might argue, is the "free market" approach to sports enthusiasm, and while many regard this particular talker as a bit of a bully -- if you live in New York, you know who he is -- callers rarely provide the obvious come-back, professional sports are, purely speaking, not part of the free market.

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