How to Use return to in a Sentence

return to

phrasal verb
Definition of return tonext
  • 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
  • He was returned to the U.S. last year as part of a large prisoner swap deal with Venezuela.
    — Elias Lopez, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The tune returns to one Billboard chart and flies up two others.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
  • If the grantor passes before the GRAT ends, the assets return to the estate and may get taxed.
    — Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 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
  • Mann the novelist had meanwhile returned to The Magic Mountain, and his work on it took a swerve in the same crucial year of 1922.
    — George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 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
  • Upon returning to the United States, Eisenberg gave her the photo as a gift.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 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

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'return to.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: