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
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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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The 49ers’ only divisional win this season came by outlasting the Seahawks 36-24 in a Thursday night, Oct. 10 visit to Seattle.
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Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Minutes could be hard to come by no matter a player’s pedigree.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Google’s big push comes by way of Android 15 with a raft of new updates, while Samsung is arguably doing more, clamping down on sideloading, defaulting to maximum restrictions and pushing its Knox ecosystem as an alternative to Apple’s equivalent.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
During one planning session, Stanley came by to greet the conference organizers.
—John Blake, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Minutes could be hard to come by no matter a player’s pedigree.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Google’s big push comes by way of Android 15 with a raft of new updates, while Samsung is arguably doing more, clamping down on sideloading, defaulting to maximum restrictions and pushing its Knox ecosystem as an alternative to Apple’s equivalent.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
During one planning session, Stanley came by to greet the conference organizers.
—John Blake, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Come by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20by. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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