come along

Example Sentences

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Every year, local people come along and rub beach sand into the marble headstones so the names of those U.S. soldiers can still be read.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

There’s an old London saying about hope and luck, built around the idea of waiting forever for a bus only to have two come along at the same time.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

"Major championship wins don't come along that often," he told BBC Sport.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

If Lesch had come along 10 years later, when rotator cuff surgeries were common, he might have returned to the mound.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

“Someone will come along for him,” Mom says, and I can barely hear her as the guitar screeches.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day