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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Outside of Skims, good news in the consumer business was, for a while, hard to come by.
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Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025
At first, writing came by necessity, working as a teaching artist.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2025
Nine of Del Norte’s 13 victories have come by one goal, including in the regular-season finale against San Pasqual to win the Palomar League.
—Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
On the other side, Matt Stafford is the MVP front-runner at this point for a Rams team whose two losses have come by a total of 10 points.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
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Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025
At first, writing came by necessity, working as a teaching artist.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2025
Nine of Del Norte’s 13 victories have come by one goal, including in the regular-season finale against San Pasqual to win the Palomar League.
—Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
On the other side, Matt Stafford is the MVP front-runner at this point for a Rams team whose two losses have come by a total of 10 points.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 11 Nov. 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 15 Nov. 2025.
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