How to Use return to in a Sentence

return to

phrasal verb
  • Swift will return to the stage in Paris, France, on May 9.
    Bryan West, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
  • Hold the bottom of the squat for three breaths, then return to standing on the next exhale.
    Tiffany Ayuda, Health, 12 July 2023
  • The chance of a few showers and storms returns to the forecast this weekend as well.
    Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
  • These products should not be used and thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2024
  • The tune returns to one Billboard chart and flies up two others.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Walsh returned to host a reboot of the show on Fox in 2024 with his son Callahan as co-host.
    Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 18 Aug. 2024
  • Fans have now been cleared to return to the grandstands, but the track may require 90 minutes or more to dry.
    Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 26 May 2024
  • Aviles and the girls returned to Wyoming, without any sign of Ferguson.
    Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 2 Dec. 2023
  • Mesa voters return to the polls on Nov. 5 to cast their decisive vote to elect a new mayor for the first time in a decade.
    Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Stennett fled, and the three chased him to Sunset Boulevard before Egan returned to the park.
    Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Copeland is set to return to co-hosting Tolbert & Copes on May 30.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024
  • McNeese State gave Wade the chance to return to coaching this season.
    Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 6 Apr. 2024
  • Decker returned to the women’s bathroom and noticed the feet were gone.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Majors returned to the apartment and saw the top door locked, called a handyman to unlock it, found Jabbari on the floor and called 911.
    Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The woman then left her at that home and returned to the Bronx, but then came back to Baltimore two years later.
    Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 31 Dec. 2023
  • Prince William’s outing came the day after his kids returned to the classroom after a half-term break.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Marvel film in five years; another is a return to form for Pixar.
    Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2024
  • Their return to Earth is expected to take place in August ahead of a station crew turnover.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Ortega returned to action in June 2015 and went on a run of six straight wins via stoppage.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Your tax dollars, a theme that campaign-trail novices to stump-speech veterans return to, again and again.
    Dennard Dayle, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Massive swarms of male and female spinners mate in midair, and then the females return to the water’s surface to lay their eggs.
    Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 6 June 2024
  • Since then, the character of the First Doctor has returned to the show, though played by different actors.
    Cameron K McEwan, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The deceased is washed, wrapped in clean cloth and placed in the ground in a natural setting to return to the Earth as nature intended.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024
  • He was remanded without bail and is set to return to court on July 30.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 6 June 2024
  • His eldest daughter had already returned to the U.S. to get married.
    Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The holiday train will make its official return to the tracks on Nov. 10, with rides offered through Dec. 30.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Neruda returned to Chile in 1952, when the González Videla government, mired in scandal, was coming to an end.
    Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The next step is for the ancient Rapanui remains stored in Paris to be returned to the island, according to Moreno Mayar.
    Byrodrigo Pérez Ortega, science.org, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Hamlin has since made a full recovery and returned to play this season.
    C Mandler, CBS News, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Blinken returned to Israel on Monday for his second visit in a week.
    WSJ, 16 Oct. 2023

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