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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Pagans come by the thousands to Stonehenge, the prehistoric monument built between approximately 3100 and 1600 BC in Wiltshire, England.
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 14 June 2026
Runs were hard to come by for both teams.
—Mukala Kabongo, Boston Herald, 14 June 2026
Exact numbers are hard to come by, but one company, Omada Health, told investors last month that its membership grew by 51% over the last year to more than a million people.
—Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 14 June 2026
The majority of visitors to Santa Monica National Recreation Area come by car.
—Margaux Lushing, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2026
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 14 June 2026
Runs were hard to come by for both teams.
—Mukala Kabongo, Boston Herald, 14 June 2026
Exact numbers are hard to come by, but one company, Omada Health, told investors last month that its membership grew by 51% over the last year to more than a million people.
—Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 14 June 2026
The majority of visitors to Santa Monica National Recreation Area come by car.
—Margaux Lushing, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 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 18 Jun. 2026.
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