come about

VERB
  1. come to pass
    Nothing occurred that seemed important
    What is happening?
    The meeting took place off without an incidence
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How To Use come about In A Sentence

  • The wandering wraiths, addicts and drunks that you see around town didn't just come about out of the blue - they were produced by the education system.
  • The term guerilla warfare didn't come about until later -- early 19th century. "Kill Him!"
  • The problem has come about because my wife's date of birth was scanned in incorrectly.
  • Britain should therefore not hesitate to use whatever powers and diplomatic skills she possesses to ensure that it does not come about.
  • The citizens of Athens recognized that responsible citizenship would not come about automatically; it had to be carefully cultivated.
  • There will be some fascinating examples of greenwashing, obviously, but what subtopian landscapes will come about? Archive 2007-10-01
  • If this does come about, the ensuing paralysis will surely be an apposite commentary on the unhappy state of affairs we have reached where no party seems to deserve to govern us.
  • And they come about through inheritance, acquisition or invention.
  • Such a change is only likely to come about when the majority of that group is populated by truly computer-literate individuals.
  • But the capsheaf come about a year ago, when Nancy had a smart little sum o 'money left her, -- nigh onto a hunderd dollars. Meadow Grass Tales of New England Life
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