come along

Example Sentences

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They line the roadside hoping someone will come along offering any work.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

“This lets them know what’s going on without the worry that can come along with uncertain money problems,” Seitz said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

There’s a downside to such an organization of materials; an audience tends to tick off the episodes as they come along, knowing, in this case, how many innings there will be.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Not only that, but other troops would have to come along to set up “perimeter defenses,” i.e., to protect the special-ops soldiers from Iranian detection and attack.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

“Tell him to come along at once if he likes. Has he got a car?”

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier