goes by

Example Sentences

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He goes by, tells her the parakeets are like “flying candy.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Christopher Lopez, a Pacoima resident, who also goes by the nickname Squid, goes to the lake for the latter.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

It seems like not a day goes by without billionaire Elon Musk making headlines - and in the future, we may be calling him a trillionaire.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

"Not from an economic perspective, but from a political perspective in terms of the right to speak out, of the people that have less and less fear every day that goes by," she said.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

“I was named after my father, except he goes by Mike. That’s why . . . hey, are you all right?”

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly