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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Data is harder to come by for children, who since the earliest days of the pandemic were noted to experience a wider-ranging and less predictable set of symptoms than adults.
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Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
Speaking of satire, a true satire is kind of hard to come by.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
Leurquin thanked her for coming by and for the feedback.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Person after person comes by, shouting something to Orsoni.
—Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
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Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
Speaking of satire, a true satire is kind of hard to come by.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
Leurquin thanked her for coming by and for the feedback.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Person after person comes by, shouting something to Orsoni.
—Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 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 20 Oct. 2025.
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