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come of

British  

verb

  1. to be descended from

  2. to result from

    nothing came of his experiments
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come of Idioms  

  1. see come out of.

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

And what had come of those earlier revelations, anyway?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

Finn: So much has been talked about Brevis from a young age and it finally feels like he has come of age.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 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

Plus she had hardly expected that anything would come of it.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

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