How to Use come from in a Sentence

come from

verb
  • Where did the true crime genre come from?
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 27 June 2026
  • And then that’s where the show came from.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 May 2026
  • The gunfire came from less than half a block away.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
  • And a lot of those aerosols come from burning coal.
    — ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
  • So where will the the tens of billions a year come from?
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 May 2026
  • The pop of color comes from her lips, a glossy pink shade.
    — Laura Scafati, Vanity Fair, 20 June 2026
  • The ideas for the films usually come from him.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 20 June 2026
  • The word equinox comes from two Latin words meaning equal and night.
    — ABC News, 19 June 2026
  • Those donors are going to come from the wealthy part of this county.
    — Stephen Fowler, NPR, 15 May 2026
  • There's a strong aura coming from these nails.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 12 June 2026
  • The Red Sox kept coming from there.
    — Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Where does my identity come from?
    — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
  • Progress comes from smarter structure, not more effort.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • And that these flying embers can come from a fire that is a mile or more away?
    — The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
  • Reigns and Fatu come from the same bloodline of Samoan pro wrestlers.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
  • Everything else came from that.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
  • This is because their revenue comes from a fee charged on every trade.
    — Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Of course, some of those scents likely come from the rye component.
    — David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The buyer, Boberg said, came from across the country.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
  • So the question arise, where will all this money needed for capex come from?
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 May 2026
  • The idea comes from a method called the sterile insect technique.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
  • Some of life’s most valuable lessons don’t come from a classroom or textbook.
    — Yolanda Harris, AJC.com, 19 June 2026
  • Its distinct flavor comes from an herb named wormwood.
    — Chris Tye, CBS News, 6 June 2026
  • This education doesn’t come from the game alone.
    — Kenneth Okeke, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
  • Strange odors coming from the faucet, or a funky taste in the water when drinking from the faucet.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
  • But where did the modern term of a second full moon in a calendar month come from?
    — Doris Elin Urrutia, Space.com, 30 May 2026
  • Reaves scored 22 points in his return, but most of his damage came from the free throw line.
    — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • Ginseng comes from the root of several plant species in the Panax genus.
    — Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 30 May 2026
  • That abundance comes from connection that expands our sense of self.
    — Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Gabe comes from a soccer family.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2026

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