come across
verb
came across; come across; coming across; comes across
1
: to give over or furnish something demanded
especially
: to pay over money
2
: to produce an impression
comes across as a good speaker
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Examples of come across in a Sentence
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Sometimes, the documents reveal hidden connections between different historical events, like one Smith came across while transcribing insurance claims for the Titanic.
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USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
Calm The Flying Public Dave Calhoun, the current CEO of Boeing, issued a profuse apology for the door plug blowout, that came across as genuine and was well received.
—Corinne Post, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Out of an overweening sense of modesty, perhaps, this won’t really come across to the uninitiated.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Mar. 2024
He could get punished for coming across as a try-hard.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2024
The babies and toddlers — ages 4 and under — have come across the synthetic opioid and its residue in their homes, inside hotel rooms and even at a city park.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
The researchers uncovered three to four warehouses on the site that were each likely used by different traders coming across the Mediterranean to store goods and bring them to market in the new Roman city.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2024
But the Princess of Wales didn’t come across as any kind of victim in the video released Friday by Kensington Palace.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2024
The assault on Blue is the first one thought to be by a human that International Bird Rescue has come across this year, according to Curtis.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2024
USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
Calm The Flying Public Dave Calhoun, the current CEO of Boeing, issued a profuse apology for the door plug blowout, that came across as genuine and was well received.
—Corinne Post, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Out of an overweening sense of modesty, perhaps, this won’t really come across to the uninitiated.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Mar. 2024
He could get punished for coming across as a try-hard.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2024
The babies and toddlers — ages 4 and under — have come across the synthetic opioid and its residue in their homes, inside hotel rooms and even at a city park.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
The researchers uncovered three to four warehouses on the site that were each likely used by different traders coming across the Mediterranean to store goods and bring them to market in the new Roman city.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2024
But the Princess of Wales didn’t come across as any kind of victim in the video released Friday by Kensington Palace.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2024
The assault on Blue is the first one thought to be by a human that International Bird Rescue has come across this year, according to Curtis.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2024
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“Come across.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20across. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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