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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One moment that gave him hope, Fernandez said, was that after the vandal left, a good Samaritan who witnessed the incident came by and lifted the menorah back upright.
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Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
At a moment when ambitious podcasts are hard to come by, the zealous fluidity of Fear No Man stands out.
—Benjamin Cannon, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Nandi Owolo’s first foray into junk journaling came by accident.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2025
Moments of this magnitude can be hard to come by in the ever-competitive landscape of college football, especially in the middle of a game.
—Grace Raynor, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
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Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
At a moment when ambitious podcasts are hard to come by, the zealous fluidity of Fear No Man stands out.
—Benjamin Cannon, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Nandi Owolo’s first foray into junk journaling came by accident.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2025
Moments of this magnitude can be hard to come by in the ever-competitive landscape of college football, especially in the middle of a game.
—Grace Raynor, New York Times, 21 Dec. 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 28 Dec. 2025.
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