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
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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Details of the killing and the investigation have been hard to come by as the case remains under gag order despite a push my media organizations to lift it.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
With finance harder to come by, shows require more partners and a degree of creativity not just at a craft level, but in terms of the business model.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
Lanham invited Arakawa to come by the next day, when the kitchen would be tasting some new recipes.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2025
Overhauling his swing will take time and reps that might be hard to come by in Los Angeles.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 3 Mar. 2025
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
With finance harder to come by, shows require more partners and a degree of creativity not just at a craft level, but in terms of the business model.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
Lanham invited Arakawa to come by the next day, when the kitchen would be tasting some new recipes.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2025
Overhauling his swing will take time and reps that might be hard to come by in Los Angeles.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for come by
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“Come by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20by. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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