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come out of

Idioms  
  1. Also,. Issue, proceed, or result from, as in What good can come out of all this wrangling? or Where are these questions coming from? or What do you think will come of this change? The first term dates from the early 1600s, the second from the early 1200s, and the third from the late 1500s. Also see where one is coming from.


Example Sentences

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"I think swashbuckling, you know 'move fast and break things,' has kind of come out of favor," the physicist told AFP.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Justice Department staff saw murky drinking water come out of the tap in the women’s housing unit.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

I don’t see what good can come out of giving her $50,000 that you are perfectly within your legal right to keep.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

“Tips and donations seem to come out of the same mental account.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

It was all I could do to come out of the shadows, to make my feet walk down the sidewalk, to wait for the right moment and lift the fence post out of its hole.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

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