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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Traditional media IPOs are hard to come by, especially given the significant changes to companies’ business models in recent years, and Newsmax’s meteoric debut was unexpected.
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Jacob Pramuk,lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025
La said outreach workers and police did come by, yet shelter was scarce.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Erica saw how the district attorney grilled her on the stand and came by to check on her.
—Ayan Artan, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2025
The species adapted to give live birth during the Ices Ages, when warmer water to lay eggs wasn’t as easy to come by, says Antonio Romero, a biologist with Italy’s National Research Council who studies the species.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
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Jacob Pramuk,lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025
La said outreach workers and police did come by, yet shelter was scarce.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Erica saw how the district attorney grilled her on the stand and came by to check on her.
—Ayan Artan, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2025
The species adapted to give live birth during the Ices Ages, when warmer water to lay eggs wasn’t as easy to come by, says Antonio Romero, a biologist with Italy’s National Research Council who studies the species.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 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 6 Apr. 2025.
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