: a small portable winch usually consisting of a cable attached to a hand-operated ratchet
came along; come along; coming along; comes along
1
: to accompany someone who leads the way
asked me to come along on the trip
2
: to make progress
work is coming along well
3
: to make an appearance
won't just marry the first man that comes along
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Examples of come-along in a Sentence
Verb
our backyard makeover is coming along nicely
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Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
There were also the angels who came along at the right time to help us on this sojourn.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
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Verb
Shot on black-and-white 16mm by Galinsky, the film captures the get-in-the-van exploits of a band on tour and also the peculiar mix of creativity, boredom, perseverance and idealism that comes along with the on-the-road indie ethos.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
There were also the angels who came along at the right time to help us on this sojourn.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
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“Come-along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come-along. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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