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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And right now, that feels harder to come by—especially with headlines about depleted trust funds and shrinking benefits.
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Katie Klingensmith, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
With remaining series against the Phillies, Dodgers and Padres, a trip to the postseason will be tough to come by.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Further extensions came by way of executive orders in April and in June.
—Samantha Subin,jordan Novet,chris Eudaily, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
The way that game went, runs were tough to come by.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
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Katie Klingensmith, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
With remaining series against the Phillies, Dodgers and Padres, a trip to the postseason will be tough to come by.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Further extensions came by way of executive orders in April and in June.
—Samantha Subin,jordan Novet,chris Eudaily, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
The way that game went, runs were tough to come by.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 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 20 Sep. 2025.
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