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

Recent Examples on the Web Data about campus suicides is difficult to come by. — Jenni Carlson, USA TODAY, 9 May 2022 This effect grows even larger on hot summer days -- warmer air can absorb more -- which is also when ample water has been hardest to come by. — Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 28 Apr. 2022 But affordable housing in northern Michigan is as difficult to come by as ever. — Brian Manzullo, Detroit Free Press, 22 Apr. 2022 But a formal Beijing-Washington consensus may be more difficult to come by. — Yvonne Lau, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2022 Even after returning to the court in advance of the 2020-21 season, Allen found minutes hard to come by. — Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 13 Apr. 2022 Hits were hard to come by against Arizona starter Zac Gallen, who allowed a run in the third on a Myles Straw RBI single to left. — Joe Noga, cleveland, 5 Apr. 2022 Rock’s taciturnity is perhaps the reason that ticket sales for Rock’s stand-up comedy tour have been nearly impossible to come by. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 Mar. 2022 Unlike living at El Chaparral, donations are hard to come by on the patio, so the families have to figure out how to make enough money to feed themselves. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2022 See More

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