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come in for

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. come in forverb

    be subject to or the object of

    "The governor came in for a lot of criticism"

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  1. come in forverb

    to be subjected to

  2. come in forverb

    come in for

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  1. come in for

    "Come in for" is a phrasal verb that generally means to receive something, especially something negative like criticism or blame. It can also refer to being selected or chosen for a particular task or responsibility. Additionally, it may refer to visiting or approaching a particular location or person. The use of "come in for" can vary depending on the context it is used in.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of come in for in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of come in for in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of come in for in a Sentence

  1. Dinesh Indala:

    Every time we come in for an inspection, as is evident from the last one, we had to replace two batteries, replace the smoke detectors. And these are 10-year smoke detectors, so that's something we run into quite often on our properties.

  2. Dick Durbin:

    I was on the phone with him yesterday, had a long conversation with him, i've seen him in Chicago, invited him to come in for a fundraiser. John is ready for this job.

  3. George Massey:

    We rode up here for 10 hours by bus to get some answers from him because he represents our state, for him to come in for just two minutes was a low-down shame.

  4. Defense Mark Esper:

    How I foresee our hospitals being used is during the early stages of the pandemic, the virus hitting a city where they're still trying to ramp up capability, bed space, we can come in for a short period of time, for a few weeks to provide that capacity until they get either gyms converted, hotels converted, college dorms converted, all those things that the Corps of Engineers is working on right now.

  5. Barbra Streisand:

    I just had to renew my license, did you know that ? all of these years our licenses were allowed to be renewed automatically and then last year they said you have to come in for a driving test. It's very difficult, have you ever seen the questions ? I had to do the written exam.


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