How to Use come at in a Sentence
come at
phrasal verb-
But, here's the catch: that convenience comes at a cost.
— Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024 -
The goal may have come at a high price though, with Puig limping to the locker room afterward.
— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024 -
Berry stresses that this proposal comes at a moment of great duress when neither of them are thinking clearly.
— Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024 -
Khanna's remarks come at a time when campaign financing is under intense public scrutiny.
— Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024 -
Randy Arozarena to the Mariners came at the right time.
— Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2024 -
All of his snaps the past five years have come at left guard.
— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 May 2024 -
Kelly added 14 points, 12 of which came at the free-throw line.
— Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2024 -
The icon’s list comes at the end of a banner year for Elton John.
— Stephen Daw, Billboard, 15 Dec. 2023 -
And the lapse comes at a time when the number of those incidents is on the rise.
— Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2024 -
Enter Email Sign Up The trip comes at a perilous time for the cause.
— Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2023 -
Even getting there comes at a price: 17-Mile Drive, the coastal scenic route, costs $12 to drive.
— Elaine Glusac, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2024 -
The war has come at a huge cost for Russia, and Putin must have something to show for it.
— Norbert Röttgen, Foreign Affairs, 22 Dec. 2023 -
Are those looks a hint of what’s to come at the residency?
— Joe Lynch, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2023 -
The 1988 mass executions came at the end of Iran's long war with Iraq.
— Jon Gambrell The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 16 June 2024 -
The back-and-forth comes at a critical moment for Mejia.
— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024 -
The renovations come at a time of flux for the auction house.
— Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024 -
For two years this name kept coming at me from all angles.
— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 31 July 2024 -
This election of a lifetime comes at a precious time in my sons' lives.
— Caitlin Huey-Burns, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2024 -
Campbell knew from the start that traveling this much would come at a cost.
— Amy Pedulla, STAT, 14 Dec. 2023 -
Tariffs come at a price and that price is often passed on – at least in part – to consumers.
— Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 28 June 2024 -
These investments come at a time when demand for EVs has grown steadily in the U.S. and around the world.
— John Paul Helveston, Scientific American, 13 Dec. 2023 -
Due to their strength and quality, gloves made of these may come at a higher price point.
— Rachel Ahrnsen, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Apr. 2024 -
The march sneaks back in, but one of the most interesting aspects of this movement comes at the very end.
— Joshua Barone, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2024 -
Leather seemed like the obvious choice, but genuine leather comes at a steep price.
— Addie Morton, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2024 -
The Standard plan lets users stream in more than one place at a time, but that comes at a premium of more than 50%.
— Bychris Morris, Fortune, 19 July 2023 -
This iteration of the Nautilus comes at a cost, of course.
— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2023 -
Two of its six losses came at the hands of the Liberty, who finished with the second-best record.
— Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2023 -
That sole defeat came at the hands of Gustavsson's Australia in a warm-up match in April.
— Asif Burhan, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023 -
The statement comes at a time of growing concern about the potential harms of AI.
— Kevin Roose, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2023 -
What to Consider All that extra space comes at a price.
— Nathan Borchelt, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2023
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