stop by

phrasal verb

stopped by; stopping by; stops by

informal

: to visit someone briefly

Feel free to stop by anytime.

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On Friday, Kelley headed back to Altadena but was stopped by the National Guard. —

Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025 Soon, word was getting around that one of the artists was doing something interesting, and lawyers and witnesses were stopping by Brourman’s seat to survey how they were being depicted. —

Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025 On Monday, the former late-night talk show host stopped by the Pacific Palisades area to serve meals to firefighters from the Los Angeles Fire Department. —

Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025 New Listen to this article · 9:11 min Learn more Keith Schneider stopped by Honor Family Market several times to interview the owners and observe the store. —

Keith Schneider, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for stop by