comes up

Example Sentences

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“What I fear for is the cashier on South Greeley Highway that’s working at Safeway, that’s going to get priced out as soon as their lease comes up on their rental,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

"Unless somebody comes up with a better idea, at the minute anything's better than that."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

She comes up with a superior punch line, one worth delivering to an audience.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

That is the backdrop of any Taiwan talk that comes up at the Trump-Xi summit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

That means the back end of the skiff gets low in the water as the outboard tries to push it forward, then it comes up hard against the rope and slows down.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick