come by
verb
came by; come by; coming by; comes by
: to get possession of : acquire
a good job is hard to come by
: to make a visit
came by after dinner
Examples of come by in a Sentence
come by after work and I'll give you some clothes for the rummage sale
a literary award like that isn't easy to come by
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The palm-sized plushie, which has a bunny body, elf-like face and sharp teeth, is so popular that genuine versions are becoming increasingly difficult to come by.
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Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
As such, the show feels like a playbook for a type of rosy coexistence that, in the real world, seems harder and harder to come by.
—Adrienne Matei, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2025
Sometimes the fathers would come by and talk with him.
—Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
The scruffy charm is considerable enough that rooms are still difficult to come by, especially in summer.
—Christine Muhlke, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2025
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Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
As such, the show feels like a playbook for a type of rosy coexistence that, in the real world, seems harder and harder to come by.
—Adrienne Matei, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2025
Sometimes the fathers would come by and talk with him.
—Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
The scruffy charm is considerable enough that rooms are still difficult to come by, especially in summer.
—Christine Muhlke, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for come by
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“Come by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20by. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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