comebacks

4 definitions • 8 examples

a situation in which someone or something becomes popular, famous, or successful again after a period of being much less popular, etc.:

make a comeback She's trying to make a comeback with her first album for 20 years.

stage a comeback Comfort foods like macaroni cheese are staging a comeback.

mount a comeback The car industry has been able to mount a comeback.

a situation in which a team that has been losing starts to win or draw (= have the same score as the other team):

stage a comeback The team staged the most improbable comeback in baseball history.

mount a comeback Aston Villa mounted a comeback as half-time approached.

a reply, usually a clever or funny one, to a comment, criticism, or insult:

snappy comeback Before he could deliver a snappy comeback (= a quick, clever reply) she had walked out.

I'd love to make some sort of witty comeback, but I don't actually care that much.

a return to an earlier and better position or condition:

The band was popular in the late '70s, and had a comeback in the early '90s.