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'come up' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'come up' with 20 example sentences.


come up verb

: bring forth, usually something desirable

: result or issue

: move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

: come to the surface

: originate or come into being

: move upward

: be mentioned

: start running, functioning, or operating

: get something or somebody for a specific purpose

: come up, of celestial bodies

: gather (money or other resources) together over time

: gather or bring together


  • Don't worry. I'll come up with something.
  • He needs time to come up with a plan.
  • Did you come up with that on your own?
  • How did you come up with the idea?
  • We came up with a plan of activities.
  • This question has often come up.
  • How did you come up with that?
  • What have you come up with?
  • She came up to me and asked my name.
  • If problems come up, call me.
  • You need to come up with new stuff.
  • The sun just came up.
  • She came up with a good solution.
  • A new topic came up in conversation.
  • Another problem has come up.
  • We hope to come up with a solution soon.
  • Could you come up here?
  • He failed to come up to our expectations.
  • My birthday is coming up.
  • A strange man came up to us.
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