come about
verb
came about; come about; coming about; comes about
1
: happen
2
: to change direction
the wind has come about into the north
3
: to shift to a new tack
Examples of come about in a Sentence
how did all this come about?
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Grassi told Deadline that the whole collaboration came about after Dane's team reached out in September.
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Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
How did that casting come about?
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2025
So in making the transition from the Pendry, this job came about.
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 24 Nov. 2025
This reconstruction on how the ultimatum came about and who was really behind it is based on conversations with several people familiar with the deliberations who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss delicate negotiations.
—Natalia Drozdiak, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025
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Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
How did that casting come about?
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2025
So in making the transition from the Pendry, this job came about.
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 24 Nov. 2025
This reconstruction on how the ultimatum came about and who was really behind it is based on conversations with several people familiar with the deliberations who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss delicate negotiations.
—Natalia Drozdiak, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for come about
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“Come about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20about. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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