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
Examples of come across in a Sentence
the law professor comes across as a bit of an ogre at first, but he's actually quite personable
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Scales came across The Dutch Kettle’s apple butter at a roadside stand in Banner Elk last year and was impressed with the product.
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Chase Jordan
november 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025
In that context, a cop asking whether Marissa personally walked Milo into school that morning comes across as both a perfectly reasonable effort to establish a detailed timeline of the boy’s day, and an implicit rebuke of Marissa for merely dropping him off out front.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Divers came across Garcia’s body while Montemarano remained missing.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Project partner John, whose clients have included Joel Kinnaman, Robert Davi, Wyclef Jean, Avicii, 50 Cent, Akon and Kelly Gale, came across The Match King while scoping out Swedish stories with international reach and following a conversation with Swedish serial entrepreneur Ash Pournouri.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
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Chase Jordan
november 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025
In that context, a cop asking whether Marissa personally walked Milo into school that morning comes across as both a perfectly reasonable effort to establish a detailed timeline of the boy’s day, and an implicit rebuke of Marissa for merely dropping him off out front.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Divers came across Garcia’s body while Montemarano remained missing.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Project partner John, whose clients have included Joel Kinnaman, Robert Davi, Wyclef Jean, Avicii, 50 Cent, Akon and Kelly Gale, came across The Match King while scoping out Swedish stories with international reach and following a conversation with Swedish serial entrepreneur Ash Pournouri.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for come across
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“Come across.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20across. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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