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
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Examples of come about in a Sentence
how did all this come about?
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At the time, Chris Hudnall of Lost Boy & Co said that Joliet came about as a response to a lack of seafood restaurants on Miami Beach.
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Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
Editors’ Picks The few instances of coalition governing also have come about grindingly slowly.
—Carl Hulse, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2024
The packed slate comes about in part as a result of production delays from last year’s dual labor strikes, which shut down production for several months in the summer and fall.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
Posh Spice came about because of Beckham’s physical architecture only – the bob, the heels, the little black Gucci dress that was, in fact, Miss Selfridge.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024
The move comes about a year after the European Space Agency (ESA) proposed the creation of a common time reference on the moon.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
The incident comes about two weeks after the FBI Atlanta field office conducted a tabletop exercise with personnel to test procedures for responding to an unauthorized entry, a law enforcement source who is familiar with the bureau’s security planning told CNN.
—Ryan Young, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
That shift has come about thanks in no small part to state support.
—Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
This announcement comes about a month after Meghan Markle subtly announced her mysterious new lifestyle brand American Riviera Orchard, which many believe will act as a Goopified version of her old blog, The Tig.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 11 Apr. 2024
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
Editors’ Picks The few instances of coalition governing also have come about grindingly slowly.
—Carl Hulse, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2024
The packed slate comes about in part as a result of production delays from last year’s dual labor strikes, which shut down production for several months in the summer and fall.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
Posh Spice came about because of Beckham’s physical architecture only – the bob, the heels, the little black Gucci dress that was, in fact, Miss Selfridge.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024
The move comes about a year after the European Space Agency (ESA) proposed the creation of a common time reference on the moon.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
The incident comes about two weeks after the FBI Atlanta field office conducted a tabletop exercise with personnel to test procedures for responding to an unauthorized entry, a law enforcement source who is familiar with the bureau’s security planning told CNN.
—Ryan Young, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
That shift has come about thanks in no small part to state support.
—Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
This announcement comes about a month after Meghan Markle subtly announced her mysterious new lifestyle brand American Riviera Orchard, which many believe will act as a Goopified version of her old blog, The Tig.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Come about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20about. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
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