- present participle of return.
returning
Example Sentences
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I’m referring, of course, to the six-months-on, six-months-off seasonal strategy that calls for going to cash on May Day and returning to the stock market on Halloween.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
But Fed officials have been frustrated to see progress stall on returning PCE inflation to 2%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
After returning to stability, the mining business has boomed.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
“On the advice of his doctors, he will take the next four weeks to recuperate and regain full fitness before returning to the stage.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
The last of the hunters were returning from the ice with the seals they had killed.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
