come and go
Example Sentences
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Cabinet officials come and go, but the near-immediate removal of Bondi’s image signaled something closer to erasure than transition, a rapid closing of ranks inside a department that had already been under pressure.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
“Energy shocks have tended to come and go pretty quickly,” he said.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Six years later it was submerged, only to come and go with drought cycles that have left it increasingly embalmed in salt.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
She’s been living in the community for decades and has seen tides of faces come and go.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
Under the cover of her job, Olka was able to come and go easily, and we spent many a night sipping fiery homemade slivovitz, listening to a violinist play Mahler, sometimes even dancing.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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