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How To Use come by In A Sentence

• Unfortunately, alternatives to bombing the North Vietnam were hard to come by.
• I will not be there with a £180 ticket to be biffed into kingdom come by some insane person on the end of a weighted rope - or falling off it - but good luck to those who come to brave the 2 chords of U2 at warp volume and other truffles of this cultural feast. Bono and The Edge defend Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
• Problems of political obligation can only be overcome by participatory political associations which would allow citizens to create their own political obligations.
• There were snakes and spiders, as well as an old leopard who would come by. Times, Sunday Times
• They were found in the hold of the vessel after being overcome by fumes from the engine. The Sun
• How did you come by that wound in the forehead?
• When the shovelers come by, they shovel the bread, rats and spoiled meat into the sausage vats.
• A considerable sweetener that may be welcome by those who have pumped money into Rotherham but perhaps not by the paying punters who will feel cheated.
• I would have carried my burden more lightly, not been overcome by a spirit of seriousness and of shame.
• The great enemy is depression - this must be overcome by giving him as much help and support as possible.