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
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It’s come at the right time, because people have been watching more and more content from all over the world thanks to the streamers.
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Michael Schneider, Variety, 21 Nov. 2023
The findings come at a time when Americans are feeling more stressed by money, partly due to the impact of inflation, which has been elevated for more than a year.
—Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2023
Zelenskyy acknowledged that the Israel-Hamas conflict is a challenge for the world, but warned that ignoring Russia comes at the West’s own peril.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 21 Nov. 2023
This vision of identity as plural means that self-assertion does not necessarily come at the expense of the rest of the world.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy: The first-time presidential candidate and conservative author is at once deeply in touch with his Indian heritage and adamant that the growing focus on diversity in America has come at the cost of national unity.
—Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2023
The rally comes at a time of deepening conflict in the Israel-Gaza war and escalating protests in the nation’s capital and elsewhere.
—Ellie Silverman, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
The gesture came at the end of a day in which Xi and President Joe Biden held their first face to face meeting in a year and pledged to try to reduce tensions.
—Didi Tang, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2023
One photo that was modified came at a school dance; another was one commemorating a child's first day of school.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2023
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Michael Schneider, Variety, 21 Nov. 2023
The findings come at a time when Americans are feeling more stressed by money, partly due to the impact of inflation, which has been elevated for more than a year.
—Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2023
Zelenskyy acknowledged that the Israel-Hamas conflict is a challenge for the world, but warned that ignoring Russia comes at the West’s own peril.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 21 Nov. 2023
This vision of identity as plural means that self-assertion does not necessarily come at the expense of the rest of the world.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy: The first-time presidential candidate and conservative author is at once deeply in touch with his Indian heritage and adamant that the growing focus on diversity in America has come at the cost of national unity.
—Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2023
The rally comes at a time of deepening conflict in the Israel-Gaza war and escalating protests in the nation’s capital and elsewhere.
—Ellie Silverman, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
The gesture came at the end of a day in which Xi and President Joe Biden held their first face to face meeting in a year and pledged to try to reduce tensions.
—Didi Tang, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2023
One photo that was modified came at a school dance; another was one commemorating a child's first day of school.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2023
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