Synonyms for comeback

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kuhm-bak

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkʌmˌbæk

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Définition of comeback

Origin : "verbal retort," 1889, from come + back (adj.). Meaning "recovery, return to former position or condition after retirement or loss" is attested from 1908, American English.

noun recovery, triumph
noun snappy retort

Example sentences :

While I turned to answer it, my mind was still hunting a comeback to this.
Extract from : « The Million-Dollar Suitcase » by Alice MacGowan

As she's beamin' straight at me I has to give her some comeback.
Extract from : « Torchy As A Pa » by Sewell Ford

Angela gasped: "Oh, comeback, comeback, darling Miss Humf'ay!"
Extract from : « Once Aboard The Lugger » by Arthur Stuart-Menteth Hutchinson

Now, with every chance for a comeback, Nan wanted me to pass!
Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Richard Maples

I didn't have any comeback about that, for there was certainly some truth in what he says.
Extract from : « Believe You Me! » by Nina Wilcox Putnam

Of course, with a little effort you could still stage a comeback.
Extract from : « This Side of Paradise » by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Family and community are the costars of this great American comeback.
Extract from : « Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006 » by Various

I doubt whether I shall see you when you comeback, so write a jolly lot of letters.
Extract from : « Sandra Belloni, Complete » by George Meredith

Nobody will run away with me; and I can very easily amuse myself with picking up shells till you comeback.
Extract from : « Falkland, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Carmichael paused here to give em a comeback at him; but their mouths were dry, and they only hemmed an hawed.
Extract from : « Friar Tuck » by Robert Alexander Wason

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