come in/into contact with
idiom
1
: to touch (something)
Do not let your skin come in/into contact with the acid.
2
: to see and begin communicating with (someone)
It was during that time that native people first came in/into contact with the settlers.
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The report states that if the engine oil were to come in contact with hot parts of the engine, a fire may occur.
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James Powel, USA Today, 13 May 2025
County public health officials asked anyone who may have come into contact with a rabid bat at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park earlier this week to contact them.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2025
Don't plant these next to a pool deck where a swimmer may come into contact with them.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 May 2025
The matchbox-sized gadget houses a bunch of sensors to measure changes in temperature, and the aforementioned gases by collecting them in a small chamber that doesn't come in contact with your skin.
—New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2025
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James Powel, USA Today, 13 May 2025
County public health officials asked anyone who may have come into contact with a rabid bat at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park earlier this week to contact them.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2025
Don't plant these next to a pool deck where a swimmer may come into contact with them.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 May 2025
The matchbox-sized gadget houses a bunch of sensors to measure changes in temperature, and the aforementioned gases by collecting them in a small chamber that doesn't come in contact with your skin.
—New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for come in/into contact with
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“Come in/into contact with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20in%2Finto%20contact%20with. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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