How to Use return in a Sentence

return

1 of 3 verb

• I have to return a book to the library.
• I had to return the shirt and get a bigger size.
• We waited for you to return.
• His jealousy returned when he saw his ex-wife with her new husband.
• The dishes were broken when they were delivered, so I had to return them.
• I'm leaving but will return at 2 p.m.
• I'm returning your ladder. Thanks for letting me borrow it.
• She is returning home tomorrow.
• The driver returned after a few minutes to find the car on fire.
  — Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
• Lift right hand to touch left shoulder, then return right hand to ground.
  — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 18 May 2023
• Then, the Tigers returned Arkansas' first punt for a score.
  — Rex Nelson, arkansasonline.com, 14 Nov. 2023
• With six minutes to play and the Clippers down 10, Zubac went to the bench and Mann returned in a five-wing lineup.
  — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2023
• Trautman is a Sean Payton guy and got the nod to return over Manhertz.
  — Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2024
• Chatfield left the game late in the second quarter, but returned in the second half.
  — Ndaschel, oregonlive, 16 Sep. 2023
• Lincoln racked up five sacks and returned a fumble for a TD.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2023
• Lynch tried to convince Dushku to return and portray the film's first victim.
  — Clark Collis, EW.com, 30 May 2023
• De Laurentiis returned for the last slide — a picture of the ladies out on the water.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2024
• And Walmart has not returned any money that was frozen on cards since 2017.
  — Craig Silverman, ProPublica, 17 Jan. 2024
• When the crossing did not open, his family returned home to Gaza City.
  — Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2023
• The sale of foods and beer from the event allows the group to return the money to neighborhood endeavors.
  — Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2023
• Calls to the center's main number were not returned Wednesday.
  — Doug Thompson, arkansasonline.com, 18 Jan. 2024
• The Drew Barrymore Show is set to return on air Monday.
  — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2023
• Green returned in January and the Warriors are starting to find their groove.
  — Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2024
• He could not be reached for comment, and his attorney did not return phone calls.
  — Graham Lee Brewer, NBC News, 19 Aug. 2023
• Some longtime fans and pro golfers said the rowdiness will keep them from returning next year.
  — The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
• The once-uncool style has returned in eye-catching and era appropriate shades of blue and brown.
  — Irene Kim, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2023
• In some cases, Jenkins said, the suspects did not return for hearing dates or broke the law while released.
  — Veronica Miracle, CNN, 3 Sep. 2023
• The veterans were planning to return there exactly 50 years to the day from their release.
  — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Nov. 2023
• That is the longest such drought in the league, and superstar Shohei Ohtani is a free agent and considered unlikely to return.
  — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2023
• Series creator David Farr is also set to return as writer.
  — Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024

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return

2 of 3 noun

• The team looked forward to his return to coaching.
• We are looking forward to your return.
• We're looking forward to our return to Europe.
• The people celebrated their leader's return to power.
• The return of Loki to Disney+ didn’t cause quite as big a stir as the show’s debut.
  — Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Nov. 2023
• Perhaps the return of a celebrity who has posted in the past, like Mo’Nique?
  — oregonlive, 25 June 2023
• Many Floridians watched the space crew's return, which looked like a fireball in the sky.
  — Heather Hunter, Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2023
• Guerra has a strong lead in early returns Tuesday with 66.5% of the vote.
  — Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2024
• Tati, who is 73, is thinking about the return of her grandson Sasha, still held by Hamas.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 8 Dec. 2023
• For an anxious few months, Rubio’s return had been in doubt.
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
• Places like Benny’s are long gone, and the return of Ames is apparently some sort of a weird hoax.
  — Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2023
• That means about 1 in 500 tax returns are audited each year.
  — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2024
• But just as things were starting to look up, Lilith, daughter of Mephisto, returns.
  — Brittany Vincent, Rolling Stone, 31 May 2023
• What is the typical return time from Tommy John surgery?
  — Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
• The Jaguars turned the fourth-quarter return into a go-ahead road victory in the season opener.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2023
• You are entitled to a refund, but the merchant needs to inform the BNPL lender of the return, which could cause a delay.
  — Doc Louallen, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2024
• Shipping and returns are free, the trial window is 100 nights, and the warranty lasts a lifetime.
  — Meg Donohue, Town & Country, 31 May 2023
• Fans on both platforms are fully freaking out over the return of such an iconic look.
  — Marci Robin, Allure, 16 Jan. 2024
• While the first parade had live bears, elephants, camels and monkeys, the animals did not handle the long route and the screaming crowds very well — and did not make a return.
  — Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2023
• What’s driving the demand is that staking has emerged as one of a few reliable ways to earn returns in crypto.
  — Olga Kharif, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2023
• On the return, a nocturnal ceiling emerges to reveal one of the most unperturbed views of the Milky Way available anywhere in the Lower 48.
  — Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2023
• There’s something in taking the long view, looking at something not just for tomorrow’s returns, but for thinking about the brand, for the next 100 years.
  — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 15 Nov. 2023
• The trip marked a triumphant return for Princess Charlene, two years after she was dealt with life-threatening health issues and was forced to stay in the area for six months in 2021.
  — Peter Mikelbank, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2023
• The way frontman Chad Gray sees it, Mudvayne was set up for a return from the day the progressive-minded heavy metal band went on hiatus back in 2010.
  — Gary Graff, cleveland, 31 July 2023
• At the same time, the return of buyers from China to AFM after several years away is seen as a positive sign.
  — John Hopewell, Variety, 31 Oct. 2023
• Graduates, in return, would agree to work for two years at the medical companies that hire them.
  — Laurinda Joenks, Arkansas Online, 16 June 2023
• Kinney's was the first of several happy returns in the new episode, which picked up six months after last May's season finale.
  — Breanne L. Heldman, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2024
• The bilingual fable also marks the return of Herbert Siguenza of Culture Clash as the lead character.
  — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
• The alleged agent promised a huge amount of money and immigration to the U.S. for Zeng’s family in return for the information, the ministry said.
  — Reuters, NBC News, 11 Aug. 2023
• Wright wasn't the only General Hospital star to weigh in on Burton's return.
  — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024

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return

3 of 3 adjective

• Could be cut and signed back as the IR-return stuff works itself out.
  — Paul Dehner Jr., Cincinnati.com, 1 Sep. 2017
• Most in attendance were return actors, with some new mixed in.
  — Gene Nardi, sun-sentinel.com, 20 Sep. 2019
• Casspi, Stark and Orbach did not return messages Wednesday.
  — Ryan Lillis, sacbee, 13 June 2018
• The three attorneys for the plaintiffs did not return requests seeking comment.
  — Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2019
• Oakes, who has 23 touchbacks on 42 kicks, likely won’t employ that strategy against UW’s so-so return unit.
  — Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2017
• Kasten and Dodgers spokesman Steve Brener did not return messages Wednesday.
  — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2019
• For a fee that often includes expenses and return travel fare, someone will drive your car to Tucson.
  — Bob Weber, chicagotribune.com, 8 July 2018
• Brimhall did not return an email request for comment, and a representative of the Show Low School District did not return message about the lawsuit.
  — Ken Alltucker, azcentral, 27 Apr. 2018
• Ros-Lehtinen’s office did not return requests of comments.
  — Joseph Weber, Fox News, 6 May 2017
• A spokesman for police and an attorney for Oliver, Cindy Stormer, did not return messages Sunday seeking comment on the lawsuit.
  — CBS News, 7 May 2017
• Pepper did not return numerous phone calls and emails seeking comment.
  — Dylan Purcell, Philly.com, 12 July 2018
• The woman did not return messages Friday seeking comment.
  — Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati.com, 18 Oct. 2019
• His attorney, Cindy Stormer, did not return messages Wednesday.
  — Jamie Stengle, The Denver Post, 4 May 2017
• Wallace and his parents did not return numerous phone, email and social media messages.
  — Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2019
• Agnew returned to practice this week after a two-game absence, and could handle return duties Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings.
  — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 5 Dec. 2019
• Several of the students were return competitors from past years, including Varada and Wright.
  — Mark Thiessen, National Geographic, 17 May 2017
• Attorneys for that case did not return requests seeking comment.
  — Jonathan Romeo, The Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2019
• Small rain chances return Thursday night into Friday, but temperatures will rise to the mid-60s by the weekend coupled with another few sunny, rain-free days.
  — Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle, 16 Dec. 2019
• Jonathan Paul, chairman for the political committee, did not return voice messages left with phone numbers listed on the committee’s state filings.
  — David Smiley, miamiherald, 30 Mar. 2018
• Officials at Amity Health did not return messages Thursday.
  — Evan Sernoffsky, SFChronicle.com, 5 Sep. 2019
• Casual fans tuning in could become return customers for boxing.
  — Mike Harris, SI.com, 20 Aug. 2017
• Vang’s divorce attorney, David Gardner Casey, didn’t return messages Friday.
  — Todd Richmond, Twin Cities, 24 Mar. 2017
• Two other close relatives did not return messages regarding this story.
  — oregonlive, 4 Dec. 2019
• ARC’s communications office did not return multiple telephone and email messages seeking comment Tuesday and Wednesday.
  — Tom Krisher, The Seattle Times, 20 Feb. 2019
• Cooper High administrators did not return messages sent Sunday seeking comment.
  — James Pilcher, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2017
• Yates’ attorney did not return messages Friday seeking comment about her upcoming testimony.
  — David S. Cloud, latimes.com, 6 May 2017
• Pluribus International did not return requests seeking comment Tuesday.
  — Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 6 June 2017
• Rick Holliday of Holliday Development, the company developing the construction site, did not return messages Sunday.
  — Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 14 May 2017
• Millennium representatives did not return requests seeking comment.
  — Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2018
• Could be cut and signed back as the IR-return stuff works itself out.
  — Paul Dehner Jr., Cincinnati.com, 1 Sep. 2017

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024