come together
phrasal verb
came together; come together; coming together; comes together
1
: to join or meet
the place where two rivers come together
2
: to form a group
People from many different areas have come together to try to find a solution.
3
: to begin to work or proceed in the desired way
The project started slowly, but everything is finally starting to come together now.
Examples of come together in a Sentence
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Crocs and Levi’s have come together to deliver an unexpected yet intriguing collaboration—-a clog shoe featuring denim panels.
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Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 10 Sep. 2023
For example, a waning crescent will form a full moon with a waxing gibbous, first-quarter moons and third-quarter moons will come together as a perfect whole, and so on.
—Aliza Pelto, Women's Health, 10 Sep. 2023
Everybody on offense and defense came together but just fell short.
—Evan Dudley, al, 9 Sep. 2023
But the whimsical style came together for her professional team who weaved together two braids into one ponytail, and later wrapped them into a long bun at the nape of the neck.
—Kathleen Hou, ELLE, 9 Sep. 2023
Inside the front cover were signatures from dozens of this year’s players — a recognition of a superfan who’d no longer be at the games and the large group of fans who’d come together, thanks to him.
—John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 8 Sep. 2023
When their mom refuses to leave the couch of a furniture store, three estranged siblings, with their emotional baggage in tow, come together to try to fix the strange problem.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2023
Native American comics are coming together for a night of stand-up.
—Jennifer Peltz, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2023
How did the story of Chino and her sleeping scarf come together for you?
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2023
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Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 10 Sep. 2023
For example, a waning crescent will form a full moon with a waxing gibbous, first-quarter moons and third-quarter moons will come together as a perfect whole, and so on.
—Aliza Pelto, Women's Health, 10 Sep. 2023
Everybody on offense and defense came together but just fell short.
—Evan Dudley, al, 9 Sep. 2023
But the whimsical style came together for her professional team who weaved together two braids into one ponytail, and later wrapped them into a long bun at the nape of the neck.
—Kathleen Hou, ELLE, 9 Sep. 2023
Inside the front cover were signatures from dozens of this year’s players — a recognition of a superfan who’d no longer be at the games and the large group of fans who’d come together, thanks to him.
—John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 8 Sep. 2023
When their mom refuses to leave the couch of a furniture store, three estranged siblings, with their emotional baggage in tow, come together to try to fix the strange problem.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2023
Native American comics are coming together for a night of stand-up.
—Jennifer Peltz, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2023
How did the story of Chino and her sleeping scarf come together for you?
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2023
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“Come together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20together. Accessed 25 Sep. 2023.
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