stop by

phrasal verb

stopped by; stopping by; stops by

informal

: to visit someone briefly

Feel free to stop by anytime.

Examples of stop by in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Several people stopped by who are currently members and several who had been members. —Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025

The bus was expected to stop by Redlands Monday before holding events in Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina and Wisconsin before reaching Washington, D.C. There, Martin said the group will be presenting the petition results to the Senate, which is currently on summer recess. —Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 19 Aug. 2025

Vietti said the singer and his crew stopped by the store and grabbed a couple of items during their visit. —Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 15 Aug. 2025

Axelrod met with Mamdani and stopped by his campaign office to see his operation. —Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 14 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for stop by

• apply
• awry
• belie
• bely
• bigeye
• bonsai
• buckeye
• comply
• coxae
• decry
• defy
• deny