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.
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One of those areas comes at the cornerback position.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Such punishment, Zelenskyy has said, will come at least in part in the form of more Ukrainian long-range strikes into Russia.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
Altman admitted the change comes at a cost to privacy.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
One of the night’s highlights came at the very end, after the band took their final bows, waved, and left the stage.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Such punishment, Zelenskyy has said, will come at least in part in the form of more Ukrainian long-range strikes into Russia.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
Altman admitted the change comes at a cost to privacy.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
One of the night’s highlights came at the very end, after the band took their final bows, waved, and left the stage.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Come at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20at. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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