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came along; come along; coming along; comes along
1
: to accompany someone who leads the way
asked me to come along on the trip
2
: to make progress
work is coming along well
3
: to make an appearance
won't just marry the first man that comes along
Examples of come-along in a Sentence
Verb
our backyard makeover is coming along nicely
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Matthew Scogin, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Then, in 1989, the Central Park jogger case came along, and five Black and Hispanic teenagers were convicted of the crime of brutally raping a white woman.
—Robert Chiarito, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
Brady, 17, came along in 2007 when Dino was on Mike Scioscia’s Angels staff, and Trey followed a year later.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 12 July 2025
These have brought down prices for automakers, battery builders, and critical mineral miners and processors amidst the manufacturing, engineering, and, above all, cost challenges that come along with going electric.
—Aarian Marshall, Wired News, 11 July 2025
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Verb
There are exceptions, of course—every once in a while, a senator will come along who decides to do what's right and lives to tell about it.
—Matthew Scogin, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Then, in 1989, the Central Park jogger case came along, and five Black and Hispanic teenagers were convicted of the crime of brutally raping a white woman.
—Robert Chiarito, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
Brady, 17, came along in 2007 when Dino was on Mike Scioscia’s Angels staff, and Trey followed a year later.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 12 July 2025
These have brought down prices for automakers, battery builders, and critical mineral miners and processors amidst the manufacturing, engineering, and, above all, cost challenges that come along with going electric.
—Aarian Marshall, Wired News, 11 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for come-along
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“Come-along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come-along. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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