How to Use comer in a Sentence
comer
noun- We're giving free T-shirts away to the first comers.
- She's regarded as a comer in political circles.
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Kim Ji-hoon is an up and comer.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Or one who ranks as the top up-and-comer in the country.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
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Maybe, but there would be a very high bar to exceed the three comers.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 21 May 2025
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Every seat is taken, a few late-comers sat rapt in the aisles.
—Andy McGrath, New York Times, 11 July 2026
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Word soon got around about the comer who could improvise with the best.
—Robert D. McFadden, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2022
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Through three rounds, Lashley has held the lead and held off all comers.
—Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 29 June 2019
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Lyft, on the other hand, seems willing to work with all-comers.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2017
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This is a big bonus for up-and-comers still trying to make a name for themselves.
—Caitlin Moscatello, House Beautiful, 28 Aug. 2013
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Stage openers tend to be up-and-comers who can at least headline clubs in their own right.
—Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 29 July 2019
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And, it should be noted, the 101 ground pass is free to all comers.
—Logan Jenkins, sandiegouniontribune.com, 29 Apr. 2017
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At one recent social event, the council gave out free ice cream to all comers.
—Nick Anderson, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2017
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Fans can expect year-long shows from Opry members to genre up and comers.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
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Lakeville South has seen the best that all comers have had to offer all season.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2025
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All comers were human beings trying to do their jobs.
—Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
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Though does that bump up-and-comer Ryan Leonard to fourth-line minutes?
—Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 26 June 2026
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But the high price of child care for these up and comers threatens that economic supply line.
—BostonGlobe.com, 2 Dec. 2019
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Nobody in the blue-blooded echelon hand-picked him as the next up-and-comer.
—Shannon Ryan, chicagotribune.com, 20 Feb. 2021
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After taking shots from all comers for much of the weekend, Halsey then weighed in.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 22 June 2026
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Kane, then an up-and-comer himself, was supposed to appear in her video, but a conflict arose.
—Terri Robertson, Country Living, 2 Apr. 2023
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Those pointy shoulders have proven capable of taking on all comers.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
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There will be live interactive painting that’s open to all comers who want to leave their mark at the new space.
—Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2019
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He’ll be joined in the relay event by up-and-comer Summer Britcher.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 14 Feb. 2018
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Northrop Grumman's Talon Project is something of a late comer.
—New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2025
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That observation is not meant to say Democrats shouldn’t accept all comers.
—Doug Szenher, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2026
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Most unicorns have filled the role, leaving the swelling ranks of up-and-comers to battle for a smaller pool of candidates.
—Ezequiel Minaya, WSJ, 24 May 2019
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But one new up-and-comer, Castle & Key is a youngster in the spirits business.
—Carisha Swanson, House Beautiful, 3 May 2019
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There’s always one in progress in the reading room, open to all comers, and on chilly days, the librarians light the fireplace.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2023
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That team pulled off this same trick, blowing the doors off all comers until slipping past USC.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
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