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

The finding comes at a complicated moment for the push to combat antisemitism on college campuses, with the Trump administration taking up the cause in ways that have divided Jewish observers. —Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2025

The face-off between Sarepta and the FDA comes at a time when investment in gene therapy has slowed, and as Sarepta itself has laid off hundreds of employees. —Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025

Concha fact checked the suggestion that the debate came at an inconvenient time for Biden. —Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2025

The coaching change came at an already turbulent time for the program, which had just finished its first season in the ACC. —Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 22 July 2025

Rhymes for come at

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