stop by

verb

stopped by; stopping by; stops by

informal

: to visit someone briefly

Feel free to stop by anytime.

Examples of stop by in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Throughout dinner, we’re interrupted by patrons ranging from Bessent—who stops by and offers a warm greeting—to a number of people who arrive in succession and appear to be gushing fans of the anchor, though Baier recognizes all of them by name. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026

Forward progress on the blaze had been stopped by Thursday night after firefighter managed to contain 41% of it. — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026

Burns stops by the Festival to discuss his work with Michael Luo, an executive editor at the magazine, and the importance of chronicling history at a time when more and more is being written over and erased. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026

MacKinnon was awarded a penalty shot, but was stopped by Arturs Silovs. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for stop by

• apply
• awry
• belie
• bely
• bigeye
• bonsai
• buckeye
• comply
• coxae
• decry
• defy
• deny