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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Our good fortune has not come by spontaneous combustion.
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Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
The need for perfect aesthetics on social media sites has made individualism and realism hard to come by.
—Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Nov. 2024
Eight of the Chiefs’ 10 wins have come by a single score.
—Chris Branch, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Tickets were reportedly hard to come by, with festival organizers announcing Tuesday night that their online system had crashed due to demand.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
The need for perfect aesthetics on social media sites has made individualism and realism hard to come by.
—Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Nov. 2024
Eight of the Chiefs’ 10 wins have come by a single score.
—Chris Branch, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Tickets were reportedly hard to come by, with festival organizers announcing Tuesday night that their online system had crashed due to demand.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Come by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20by. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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