come at

phrasal verb

came at; come at; coming at; comes at

1

: to move toward (someone) in a threatening or aggressive way

They kept coming at me.

2

: to be directed at or toward (someone)

The questions kept coming at him so quickly that he didn't know how to respond to them.

3

: to begin to deal with or think about (something)

We need to come at these problems from a different angle.

Examples of come at in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, the deployment appears to have come at a significant cost. —Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025

Amad’s potential return comes at a good time following the news of defender Diogo Dalot’s injury. —Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025

The potentially landmark case comes at a critical juncture for the U.S. education system, which has been pulled into the crosshairs of partisan divides while also dealing with broad declines in students’ reading and math skills. —Sophie Hills, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Apr. 2025

The investment comes at a tough time for consumer startup investing—the space has seen a pullback from VCs in the aftermath of the DTC boom. —Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for come at

• acrobat
• autocrat
• automat
• bundesrat
• bureaucrat
• butterfat
• caveat
• chemostat
• copycat
• cryostat
• democrat
• diplomat