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 comment comes at a time of rising diplomatic tension between the US and its traditional European allies. —Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 17 Feb. 2026

Prior to Wednesday, speculators had been fairly balanced in their view of whether a 25-basis-point cut would come at the FOMC’s next meeting in March, giving it a probability of around 40%, per CME’s FedWatch barometer. —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026

The moment bought Clinton a priceless image of willingness to speak truth to the party’s interest groups but came at the price of Jackson’s rage. —Johanna Neuman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026

Clark’s resignation comes at a critical time. —Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for come at

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