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
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The Royals’ earlier run came around to score after second baseman Mickey Gasper booted a routine grounder with Witt on second. Dan Hayes, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025 Once May 2 comes around, low-value parcels coming from China will be subject to duties. Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 7 Apr. 2025 Upon hearing this, Annie, an engineer, felt both nervous and excited In March, when the time for the proposal came around, Annie flew in from San Francisco to New York just two days before the big day. Jordan Greene, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025 By the time that tournament comes around, Ancelotti will be on the brink of entering the last 12 months of his contract. Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for come around

Word History

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
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 16 Apr. 2025.

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