come about
verb
came about; come about; coming about; comes about
1
: happen
2
: to change direction
the wind has come about into the north
3
: to shift to a new tack
Examples of come about in a Sentence
how did all this come about?
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The request from Republican U.S. Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, chairman of the Oversight Committee, came about a month after Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson testified before the same committee about the city’s similar policies.
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Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
What's next: The first 11 new trash trucks are anticipated to replace old ones in the coming month, with the others coming about a year later.
—Jason Clayworth, Axios, 9 Apr. 2025
Ideas for the design of the vaccine, which is in field trials, came about through Colossal’s experience with mRNA manipulation and its research on the elephant genome.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
In his post-tournament interview, question after question came about the mistake on 11, about the crushing nature of coming so close.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
What's next: The first 11 new trash trucks are anticipated to replace old ones in the coming month, with the others coming about a year later.
—Jason Clayworth, Axios, 9 Apr. 2025
Ideas for the design of the vaccine, which is in field trials, came about through Colossal’s experience with mRNA manipulation and its research on the elephant genome.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
In his post-tournament interview, question after question came about the mistake on 11, about the crushing nature of coming so close.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Come about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20about. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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