come home to
Example Sentences
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And your little white lies will come home to roost.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
It’s also important to understand this effort in the broader context of the “forever war,” how it has come home to us and, more important, what can be done about it.
From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026
This is what we want in retirement, to launch on adventures that we expect will reward us with the unexpected—then come home to a fresh look at the familiar.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025
“She was supposed to come home to a life of love, safety and second chances. I will never stop fighting for her — and for the other animals whose voices were taken away too soon.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2025
They saw their mother only when she would come home to feed them dinner, but as usual, she left their care to the maid and stayed by her husband’s side.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
