make a return

Frequency: 8.018.5 per million words

to perform the action of returning

returnVERB + return

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make

Examples (10)

  • Shevchenko made an emotional return to his former team.
  • The band will make a triumphant return to the stage next month.
  • After a long absence, he made a surprise return to his hometown.
  • The company hopes to make a strong return to profitability by year-end.
  • Despite his injury, the athlete is determined to make a full return to competitive sports.
  • The detective made a quick return to the crime scene after finding new evidence.
  • Many expatriates dream of making a permanent return to their home country.
  • The professor will make his return to lecturing next semester.
  • The birds make their annual return to the nesting grounds in spring.
  • Following the peace treaty, refugees were able to make a safe return to their villages.