How to Use come from in a Sentence

come from

phrasal verb
  • The thieves came from all walks of life and all corners of the globe.
    Richard Lardner, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Where did the Giverny scene come from and how did that go down?
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2024
  • And lots of the book comes from kind of finding out the answers.
    Abc News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The chefs estimate at least 80 percent of the menu comes from the state.
    Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2024
  • The mentorship that comes from Bailey is a huge piece of the show.
    Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The gunman came from behind and shot a 21-year-old man once in the left shoulder.
    Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 10 July 2023
  • The population of The Zone comes from all over the Valley.
    Helen Rummel, The Arizona Republic, 3 Aug. 2023
  • But where did that six-days-per-month figure come from?
    Jane Thier, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The bulk of the money came from a 17 percent bonus for reaching the Final Four.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Oct. 2023
  • But their clients are now coming from the other end of the spectrum, too.
    Peter Guest, WIRED, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Here are some of Arizona's most unique place names and where they are believed to come from.
    Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Where did your love of sports come from? I was born with an interest in sports.
    Taylor Mims, Billboard, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Keep in mind that most gun deaths in this country come from handguns.
    Amanda Morris, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Many of the munitions used by both groups are believed to come from Tehran.
    Brad Lendon, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The find raised more questions than answers, chief among them where did the pottery come from, and who made it?
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2024
  • The bookings came in, and people who love dinosaurs came from all over the country.
    Robyn A. Friedman, WSJ, 28 Dec. 2023
  • But the two albums that stood above the rest for me came from Blondshell and Boygenius.
    Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Some of it comes from the sun; some arrives as cosmic rays from far greater distances.
    Rahul Rao, Popular Science, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Nearly 16% of the total WAR from No. 17 picks have come from those three players.
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2023
  • Where were those stories that proclaimed Redick as The Guy coming from?
    Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 6 June 2024
  • Place the plant in the sink and allow water to run into it until clear water comes from the drainage holes.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2024
  • The sloth bear’s name comes from the resemblance to the 3-toed sloth and their ability to hang upside down from tree limbs.
    Zachary Smith, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Her dad's family comes from coal miners, and her dad Ronald worked as a builder.
    Michael Stillwell, Town & Country, 9 July 2023
  • The management came from Cotton Patch Cafe, but this is a much nicer steakhouse and bar.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2024
  • That name came from a place of deep feelings and the emotional connection to my roots.
    Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 28 Dec. 2023
  • The next global pandemic could come from the United States.
    Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 22 July 2023
  • The first tooth and the small bone could have come from such a primate, but too little had yet been uncovered for the researchers to be sure.
    Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 June 2024
  • Two other pairs worth a look come from White Mountain: the Gracie sandal and the Hazy sandal.
    Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
  • Given the politics around Israel, any change would have to come from Mr. Biden.
    Edward Wong, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
  • The real gains come from stacking up weeks and months of work, but finding the edge of what’s sustainable is an art—for now, at least.
    Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 19 Aug. 2024

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