stop by

Idioms  

1. Also, stop in. Pay a brief visit, as in I hope you'll stop by this afternoon, or He stopped in at Martha's whenever he came to New York on business. The first term dates from about 1900, the variant from the mid-1800s.

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Example Sentences

Easton Jara kicked a 27-yard field goal to pull Rio Hondo Prep within 7-3 late in the first quarter, and in the second quarter the Kares drove deep into Sonora territory but came up empty after a drop in the end zone by Har and a fourth-down stop by the Wildcats at their own 14.

From Los Angeles Times

Since money is tight, he said cultural spaces like this library could provide free coffee to any local police officer willing to stop by, since the presence of additional authorities could serve as a visual deterrent.

From The Wall Street Journal

On Friday, in a suburb of Green Bay, Wisconsin, a Somali American couple was out shopping at an indoor mall when they decided to stop by Cinnabon.

From Slate

We did stop by Michael’s on the way home and I got something called a Micron pen—a couple of them, in different line weights actually.

From Literature

But as rent continues to increase and fewer people stop by to browse its sonic selection or get a trim, Sick City Records is struggling to keep its doors open.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• call
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• frequent
• hit
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