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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This weekend also features a major lunar standstill, which comes around only once in 18.6 years. Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024 But the change in the studios came around the summer of ’69 with Paint Your Wagon and Hello, Dolly!, two big, big 20th Century Fox films. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024 Limited Series Disclaimer, Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story , and The Penguin all earned significant nominations which will bode well when the Emmys come around. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2024 Further awkward editing choices come around the hour mark when the film jumps from 2016 to 2023. Alissa Simon, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024 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 22 Dec. 2024.

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