never to return

phrase

—used to say that someone never went back to a place
She left home never to return.

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After he was born, his parents moved back to China with him, never to return. — Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026 After he was born, his parents moved back to China with him, never to return. — Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026 Kantemir Balagov’s Butterfly Jam Kantemir Balagov’s English-language debut marks a bold pivot for the Russian auteur, who left his homeland following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, pledging never to return so long as Putin remains in power. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026 Other birds abandon nests, never to return to their young. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for never to return

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“Never to return.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/never%20to%20return. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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