stop by

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.

Example Sentences

Sometimes Michael and his mom would stop by and borrow one.

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For a musical gift, stop by Orangewood Guitars, which crafts instruments that look as beautiful as they sound.

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A state edict, if it holds up in court, would require drilling and pumping to stop by the end of the decade.

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However, distribution of the cheaper knockoff versions was expected to stop by the end of May when they came off the shortage list.

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Cook doesn’t stop by as much, preferring to focus on operations.

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