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'go by' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'go by' with 17 example sentences.


go by verb

: for time to move forward

: move past

: be called; go by a certain name

: be or act in accordance with


  • I went by there last night.
  • I sometimes go by bus and sometimes I walk.
  • You didn't go by yourself, did you?
  • No one can bring back time gone by.
  • Ten years have gone by since his death.
  • Some students walk to school. Others go by bus.
  • He plans to go by himself.
  • The weekend went by too fast.
  • I'll be ready to go by 2:30.
  • Three years have gone by since we got married.
  • I told them not to go by plane.
  • He went by me without a single word.
  • Don't let such a good opportunity go by.
  • He went by the post office.
  • We have to go by the rules.
  • I'm a 24-year-old American; I go by Steve.
  • I have nothing to go by.
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