come of

verb

1. to be descended from
2. to result from

   nothing came of his experiments

Idioms and Phrases

see come out of .

Example Sentences

McVay, 38, also has come of age off the field.

From Los Angeles Times

That might come, of course — sitcoms, if they’re allowed to go on, tend to mature like wine — or it might not.

From Los Angeles Times

I’m not being delusional about it—no merrily heading to a bar to watch the results like in 2016!—but no good can really come of actively worrying about this, for me, right now.

From Slate

What’s come of that attentiveness is concrete action, he said, pointing to the drinking water and Superfund regulations, as well as guidance from the Department of Defense on halting ongoing contamination from groundwater around affected military bases.

From Salon

So far though, despite all the hype and anticipation, not much has come of those talks.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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• stem