comings and goings
noun
: the activity of people arriving at and leaving a place
He sat in the café watching the comings and goings of the customers.
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
The location also meant that whoever occupied Carthage could control the comings and goings across the Mediterranean’s central zone.
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Without this critical infrastructure, the comings and goings of many are constrained.
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Bud also becomes increasingly paranoid about the comings and goings of his wife.
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
The location also meant that whoever occupied Carthage could control the comings and goings across the Mediterranean’s central zone.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Without this critical infrastructure, the comings and goings of many are constrained.
—Bryant Simon, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
Bud also becomes increasingly paranoid about the comings and goings of his wife.
—Niela Orr, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for comings and goings
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“Comings and goings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comings%20and%20goings. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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