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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The scoreboard video crew came by to capture the two Sox players up close, and soon all four were up on the video board on a split screen, though few in the stands had any idea what was going on.
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
On the recruiting trail, love was harder to come by.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Officer Thomas Patten asked Fotis to come by the New Canaan police station the next day.
—Rich Cohen, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
The modern organization faces layers of complex challenges, from geopolitical tensions to economic uncertainty, and wins are seemingly hard to come by.
—Anirban Bose, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
On the recruiting trail, love was harder to come by.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Officer Thomas Patten asked Fotis to come by the New Canaan police station the next day.
—Rich Cohen, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
The modern organization faces layers of complex challenges, from geopolitical tensions to economic uncertainty, and wins are seemingly hard to come by.
—Anirban Bose, Forbes.com, 19 May 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 24 May. 2025.
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