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 since the vast majority of VA personnel are involved with providing health care, those services are likely to be harder to come by.
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William Hartung, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Elite running backs are hard to come by, and the consensus seems to be that Jeanty has all the tools to be elite.
—Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
Roman friends report that with the arrival of spring weather the city's streets are already impassable in many popular areas, just as hotel and apartment rental options also are difficult to come by.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Buxton’s highlight-reel play came on a day where the Twins (8-15) took advantage of some poor defense by the White Sox (5-18) for their first two runs, taking what they were given on a night where hits were hard to come by.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2025
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William Hartung, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Elite running backs are hard to come by, and the consensus seems to be that Jeanty has all the tools to be elite.
—Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
Roman friends report that with the arrival of spring weather the city's streets are already impassable in many popular areas, just as hotel and apartment rental options also are difficult to come by.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Buxton’s highlight-reel play came on a day where the Twins (8-15) took advantage of some poor defense by the White Sox (5-18) for their first two runs, taking what they were given on a night where hits were hard to come by.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Come by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20by. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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