came up
Example Sentences
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I don’t know where he came up with that analogy, but who am I to argue?
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
As I came up, I liked what was simple.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
"I hadn't really prepared anything, as may be apparent from the vomit of a speech I came up with," he explained.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
An analysis of earnings calls from June 15 through Sept. 10 found that the word “inflation” came up on 205 of those calls; that was down 6% from the previous quarter.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 13, 2026
I all but turned my chair over as I came up out of it.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
