come and go
Example Sentences
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"Until yesterday, I never thought there would be something that would frighten me of going back to Liverpool after the break. Team-mates come and go but not like this," Salah posted last summer.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
The studio-adjacent neighborhood she patrols has an eclectic mix of upscale houses and block-long stretches of apartment buildings, with people moving in and out and leaving possessions on the curb as they come and go.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
In Fiorito, neighbors come and go to "Diego's house," as they call it, lugging containers which volunteers fill with chicken stew or other meals cooked in giant cauldrons in the yard.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
After all, presidents here come and go, often led away in handcuffs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
“People come and go through this suburb without leaving traces. They say everyone eventually passes through the Cow’s Guts.”
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
