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View synonyms for come by
come by
verb
- intr, preposition to find or obtain (a thing), esp accidentally
do you ever come by any old books?
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Example Sentences
Armstrong made answer and said, "He will come by-and-by; you shall have him."
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Poor cottagers living beside a highroad don't open too easily at this hour to a couple of come-by-chance wayfarers.
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It will come by-and-by and all day long, In that old quiet house I told you of: We sleep safe there.
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By nature, I mean simply the present state of things, whether designed by an intelligent mind, or a mere come-by-chance.
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It was whispered about that you were a come-by-chance child, and your mother was a bad woman.
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