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
: to meet, find, or encounter especially by chance
Researchers have come across important new evidence.
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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Meier came across Buck at the Winchester SPCA before sending him to Florida for a five-month, 1,000-hour training program.
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Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 9 May 2026
When a bill to pour billions into financing Israel’s military came across Congressman Kweisi Mfume’s desk, Israel’s military offensive in Gaza had claimed a death toll of over 70,000 people, as reported by local health authorities and acknowledged as broadly accurate by the Israeli military.
—Mark Conway, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2026
Column Pedestals Ursula Carmona, the founder of Home Made by Carmona, is always happy to come across a column pedestal for her backyard.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 9 May 2026
On Day 3 of the draft, York sat to watch picks come across the screen and began a mental analysis of each name called that wasn’t his.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
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Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 9 May 2026
When a bill to pour billions into financing Israel’s military came across Congressman Kweisi Mfume’s desk, Israel’s military offensive in Gaza had claimed a death toll of over 70,000 people, as reported by local health authorities and acknowledged as broadly accurate by the Israeli military.
—Mark Conway, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2026
Column Pedestals Ursula Carmona, the founder of Home Made by Carmona, is always happy to come across a column pedestal for her backyard.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 9 May 2026
On Day 3 of the draft, York sat to watch picks come across the screen and began a mental analysis of each name called that wasn’t his.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
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“Come across.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20across. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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