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Example sentences for "comes about"

  • Thus it comes about that at the present time in the same glacial district some streams may be advancing while others are receding, though, on the whole, the ice is generally in process of shrinkage.

  • So it comes about that no sooner does a coral or other island rise above the waters of the sea than it becomes occupied by a varied array of plants.

  • Hence it comes about that in the economy of the leisure class the busy housewife of the early patriarchal days, with her retinue of hard-working handmaidens, presently gives place to the lady and the lackey.

  • It is easy accordingly to understand how the Malagasy language, one in its origin, has been corrupted, and how it comes about that at the present day there are discrepancies between the various dialects.

  • Hence it comes about that in the Dyak language there are two sets of distinct names for many objects.

  • Thus it comes about that in the great, terrible moments of tragic art there may be an apparent catastrophic despair, which in our normal moods seems hopeless, final, absolute.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "comes about" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    active verb; arms against the government; army service; comes about; comes back; comes down; comes forward; comes from; comes home; double sense; extremely pretty; found useful; had decided; has said; immaterial substance; laid down; make fire; more liberal; passing away; quite another; seven sail; should like; sliced onion; special envoy; who looked; will tell