come of
Britishverb
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to be descended from
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to result from
nothing came of his experiments
Example Sentences
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But perhaps the best thing to come of the record was that Blake was able to “solve some riddles” that had haunted him for quite some time.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
Catherine Croft, director of campaign group Twentieth Century Society, said the "battle has been won and Brutalism has finally come of age".
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026
Once he sent it, he had no clue if anything would ever come of his suggestion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026
But he then told journalists, "I am not sure that anything new could come of it," and urged the United States to step up pressure on Russia to end the war.
From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025
She and her generation were the first in the history of the world to come of age with the possibility of human extinction as a by-product of human ingenuity.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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