returning

"Although the birds fly north for the summer, they return here in winter."

"To return to my story [...]"

"Seeing the heavy rain, the hikers started returning to the trailhead. "

"The baker was returning the loaf of bread to check for even browning on all sides. "

"Please return your hands to your lap."

"You should return the library book within one month."

"I am returning this shirt to the store because it's too small. "

"The company is returning the favor by donating to the charity that helped them during the hurricane. "

"She focused intently on returning the serve with a powerful forehand. "

"If one players plays a trump, the others must return a trump."

"After fielding the ball near the boundary, the fielder was returning it quickly to the wicket-keeper. "

"to return an answer;  to return thanks;  "Do it yourself!" she returned."

"After calculating the area, the function is returning the result to the main program. "

"This function returns the number of files in the directory."

"to return the lie"

"to return the result of an election"

"The voters are returning Sarah Miller as their mayor. "

"The soldier's returning brought tears of joy to his family's eyes. "