come up with

Example Sentences

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“Come up with a budget you can control and reach out to people in your network,” he advised.

From MarketWatch

The deep-thinking owl stared at the polar bear for a good long time, unable to come up with a countering argument, so she changed the subject instead.

From Literature

I explained the plan Grandpa had come up with to catch the monkeys.

From Literature

I froze, my mind racing to come up with some explanation, but Martha didn’t wait for an answer.

From Literature

They must have come up with an explanation for why she couldn’t spin the straw into gold anymore, like expecting a baby takes away her magic powers.

From Literature