come up
Example Sentences
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The local council has in fact come up with a plan to attract even more to this corner of the west of Scotland as a means of stemming its falling population.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Citing the community opposition, Bass directed city traffic engineers to come up with an alternative plan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Sometimes, the hardest thing to do is to love someone from afar, and support them from afar, and quell those feelings of anger and/or confusion that may come up from time to time.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
The notion that he was a clever enough fellow to come up with the ideal name for a rock-’n’-roll jukebox, while flattering, was impossible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Out of bed, I riffle through my handbag until I come up with my notes from the pension bureau, scanning over them, looking for something to quiet my brain.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
