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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Sasagawa searched YouTube for old and obscure emo bands, and came across a 2012 upload of Everyone Asked About You’s vinyl album.
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David Hill, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
In one basement room, empty aside from a single chair, the pair came across two women in the group using recording equipment and speaking to someone or something Roberts couldn’t see.
—Jen Rose Smith, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
When my family gathered for my grandmother’s funeral earlier this year, my dad came across her recipe box.
—Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
Their creation comes across as a death trap — or a surefire way to get tetanus, at the very least.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
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David Hill, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
In one basement room, empty aside from a single chair, the pair came across two women in the group using recording equipment and speaking to someone or something Roberts couldn’t see.
—Jen Rose Smith, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
When my family gathered for my grandmother’s funeral earlier this year, my dad came across her recipe box.
—Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
Their creation comes across as a death trap — or a surefire way to get tetanus, at the very least.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Oct. 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 16 Oct. 2025.
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