come home

Example Sentences

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And your little white lies will come home to roost.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

"The best trips help you explore, learn, and come home a little different than when you left."

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

He continued to run his party from abroad, and, after an apparent 'grand bargain', his conservative opponents allowed him to come home in 2023, to direct it once it was back in government again.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

That’s where “mother” has come home to roost, now applied as liberally to pop stars as it is screen sirens, influencers and Food Network hosts.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

“I’ll learn everything I can. And then I’ll grow up and come home and take care of you.”

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix