coming by

present participle of come by

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of coming by Later in the week, get ready for what could be Kansas City’s first frost of the season, with a good soaking rain coming by week’s end, the National Weather Service said. Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2025 Two billion children and teenagers live on Earth, with 3 billion more coming by 2050. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025 Thank you so much for coming by. Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025 And the number of people coming by with offers of work has also decreased significantly. Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025 The undrafted rookie receiver – who starred in Friday’s preseason opener – kept the highlights coming by boxing out Marcus Jones’ tight coverage and snagging the ball at his highest point with one-hand. Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming by
Verb
  • The 49ers maintained their position atop the NFC West on Sunday night with a prime-time 20-10 win at Levi’s Stadium over the visiting Atlanta Falcons.
    Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
  • He and his children, however, have been denied security when visiting the UK.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The combo is a winning recipe that has kept this neighborhood favorite happily busy since 1993.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
  • On one hand, winning another chip will be at the forefront, so managing players toward the end of the regular season would be logical.
    Stan Son, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Baumbach’s Marriage Story dominated the Gotham Awards in 2019, winning best feature, best screenplay, the audience award and best actor for star Adam Driver, ahead of earning six Oscar nominations and Dern winning best supporting actress at the 2020 Oscars for her performance.
    Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The original film became a cultural phenomenon following its theatrical release, earning Morita an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The victims are coming over here from China.
    Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • On the first power play, Buium missed the net on one chance, tried to go one-on-one with no support from his teammates and slipped coming over the blue line for a turnover and soon after missed catching a drop pass.
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The newest story in the Hunger Games franchise — based on Suzanne Collins‘ best-selling novel — takes place in Panem on the morning of the reaping for the 50th Hunger Games, 24 years before the events of the first movie.
    Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The garden is still reaping the fruit of its foundation, too, as the natural dye garden was established over a decade ago.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Meanwhile, two other high-profile Republicans running in the race have raised six-figure numbers — far surpassing the 2023 gubernatorial candidate.
    Hannah Pinski, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The TikTok video posted earlier this week, which amassed over 86,000 views in three days, showed Cammy two days after her injection, running in circles around the house.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Europe’s defense stocks were among the strong movers, with Thyssenkrupp gaining more than 8% following the spinout and IPO of its German warship manufacturer TKMS.
    Hugh Leask,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
  • While home improvement stores are gaining interest from Halloween shoppers, 42% of shoppers still plan to hit big-box discount stores, up 5% from a year ago with 31% expecting to shop in Halloween/costume stores and 31% expecting to do some online shopping.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But bringing in Leo Rivas was perfect gamesmanship The Mariners love to play matchup with their DH spot, seeking opportunities for Mitch Garver against lefties and Dom Canzone against righties.
    The Athletic MLB Staff, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • For example, swapping silver and white for gold and brass is one way of easily bringing in warm fall tones.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025

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“Coming by.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coming%20by. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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