come by
Example Sentences
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At times in 2024, when Hernandez was living with her aunt in Los Angeles, Burke would come by the home to pick the teen up for dates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
"We had youth workers - even the police would sometimes come by, have fun."
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
But it offers stability and solid benefits in an economy where both are hard to come by.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
“Larger or longer acceleration is needed to deliver upside, and that, it seems, will be hard to come by in 2026,” he wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
A small crowd of islanders had come by foot or bicycle and were already waiting the arrival of the ferry.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
