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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Her character bonds with Joey (Matt LeBlanc) when Monica (Courteney Cox) and Chandler come by to look at her house in an attempt to move to the suburbs.
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
That's when inspiration came by the way of divine intervention, according to the star.
—Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
Two billion children and teenagers live on Earth, with 3 billion more coming by 2050.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Plus street parking is easy to come by.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 2025
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
That's when inspiration came by the way of divine intervention, according to the star.
—Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
Two billion children and teenagers live on Earth, with 3 billion more coming by 2050.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Plus street parking is easy to come by.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 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 30 Sep. 2025.
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