Examples of 'came by it' in a sentence

Meaning of "came by it"

Came by it: Refers to acquiring something, often by chance or luck

How to use "came by it" in a sentence

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Let him tell you how he came by it.
Somebody came by it by doing hard work.
I could not rightly say how he came by it.
I came by it in the records room.
What we are curious about is how you came by it.
But at least she came by it honestly.
But he would not tell me exactly how he came by it.
I guess he came by it honestly.
Maybe you could tell me how you came by it.
You came by it honestly.
No one must know how he came by it.
My boys came by it fairly.
Just remind me how you came by it.
He came by it.
Tell me again how you came by it.

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How I came by it is beside the point.
I do not query how you came by it.
And Luke came by it much later yet is an Apostle.
He would not say how he came by it.
Came by it in Egypt.
Do not tell me how you came by it.
You came by it via your own investigation?
I doubt that they came by it alone.
Maybe we can impart the information without explaining how we came by it.
You came by it via your own investigation into a crime?
He was one of the rare few who came by it naturally.
Glaurung came by it on his way to Nargothrond, and defiled them.
I do not suppose you would tell me how you came by it.
Although Sybil came by it naturally, Pauline had to learn it.
I asked how he came by it.
It seems I came by it honestly, as my father also loved speed.
You really ought to try and find out how you came by it.
I forget how I came by it - likely in an email.
Or I am gonna have to say how you came by it.
That 's how we came by it anyway.
I expect you are wondering how I came by it.
He came by it honestly, though.
I bet you are wondering how I came by it.
You came by it via your own investigation? - It was an accident initially. - Mobile phone.
It does not matter how I came by it.
You know, I came by it unusually.
First, allow me to ask how you came by it.
In my defense, I came by it naturally.
It is not the injury that troubles me, but how he came by it.
Well, at least she came by it honestly.
I got as a legacy from an aunt! I do not query how you came by it.
Well, at least she came by it honestly. Do you want dinner?
That would be kind. Maybe you could tell me how you came by it.
Came by it in Egypt . In the army?
Yes, we are . What we are curious about is how you came by it.

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