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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But affordable family vacations in 2026 are even harder to come by with gas prices surging ahead of the summer travel season and the cost of, well, just about everything still going up.
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Dave Parfitt, USA Today, 30 May 2026
This is especially true in Japan and India, as prime assets in cities like Tokyo and Mumbai are increasing harder to come by, Marina Bracciani, vice president and hotels research lead at JLL in Asia-Pacific, said.
—Monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 29 May 2026
The franchise’s second game in Hartford, July 2, will bring Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd to town with the Dallas Wings, so don’t expect tickets to be easy to come by there.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
One frigid, gray day last winter, Halverson received word from his district network that ICE agents were in Fridley and would possibly come by the high school and middle school.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 28 May 2026
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Dave Parfitt, USA Today, 30 May 2026
This is especially true in Japan and India, as prime assets in cities like Tokyo and Mumbai are increasing harder to come by, Marina Bracciani, vice president and hotels research lead at JLL in Asia-Pacific, said.
—Monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 29 May 2026
The franchise’s second game in Hartford, July 2, will bring Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd to town with the Dallas Wings, so don’t expect tickets to be easy to come by there.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
One frigid, gray day last winter, Halverson received word from his district network that ICE agents were in Fridley and would possibly come by the high school and middle school.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 28 May 2026
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 1 Jun. 2026.
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