come and go
Example Sentences
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Wars come and go, Napoleon rises and falls and these two men remain prisoners of a duty neither seems capable of escaping.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
"The bees now come and go and feel settled," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
But it’s head-spinning for fans, with team rosters changing from year to year as transfers come and go.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Tigers, so often the bastions of a physical, aggressive gameplan, have opened up, and a 13-year psychodrama that has seen almost 30 coaches come and go, might well be over too.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
“Listen to this: ‘On the west wall will be situated a main gate so that creatures may come and go, obtaining entrance to or exit from the Abbey of Redwall.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
