Comeback - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈkʌmbæk|  American pronunciation of the word comeback
Brit.  |ˈkʌmbæk|  British pronunciation of the word comeback

noun

- a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) (syn: counter, rejoinder, replication, retort, return, riposte)
- return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity

Extra examples

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.

The team was trailing after the first half, but they made a comeback and won in the second half.

The team mounted a comeback in the second half of the season.

I couldn't think of a good comeback.

It is sometimes totally impossible to find any suitable comeback to the remark.

His career as a singer appeared to be over, but then he staged a comeback.

The team made an improbable comeback.

...possessing a nimble wit, he always has a cutting comeback for any intended insult thrown his way...

After five years in retirement, he staged a comeback to international tennis.

I wouldn't count him out. If anybody can make a comeback, he can.

Croft's comeback hit the skids yesterday when she lost in the quarter-finals.

He staged an amazing comeback.

The miniskirt made a comeback in the late 1980s.

Check your contract carefully, or you may have no comeback if something goes wrong.

Word forms

noun
singular: comeback
plural: comebacks
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