come by

Example Sentences

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But the people showing up at county council meetings to protest the construction of a data center didn’t for the most part come by their convictions the old-fashioned way, by reading and thought.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Taking misoprostol alone has also become a standard treatment for unwanted pregnancies in countries where mifepristone is harder to come by.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

The most common complaint is "there's no money here", with shops closing, charities struggling and well-paying jobs hard to come by.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

With Spirit gone, you can bet that dirt cheap fares to Florida, for example, will be harder to come by.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

She didn’t run to the kitchen and put up a pot of coffee, as she would for pretty much anyone else, including the UPS man, if he’d come by.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin