come across
verb
came across; come across; coming across; comes across
1
: to give over or furnish something demanded
especially
: to pay over money
2
: to produce an impression
comes across as a good speaker
Examples of come across in a Sentence
the law professor comes across as a bit of an ogre at first, but he's actually quite personable
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East Tennessee, Knoxville area: Severe storms are expected to come across the eastern part of the state on the night of July 21, then the heat will roll in.
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Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 22 July 2025
The 33-year old prolific social media influencer has seen friendships grow as players come across each other more and more on the growing adaptive golf circuit.
—Candace Oehler, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
This often results in the stirring up of old memories and unresolved feelings, or perhaps coming across an old text thread or friend when out and about.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 18 July 2025
The team had planned to pull an Earth core sample, a long cylindrical piece of rock or sediment, and came across a partial fossil.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 17 July 2025
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Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 22 July 2025
The 33-year old prolific social media influencer has seen friendships grow as players come across each other more and more on the growing adaptive golf circuit.
—Candace Oehler, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
This often results in the stirring up of old memories and unresolved feelings, or perhaps coming across an old text thread or friend when out and about.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 18 July 2025
The team had planned to pull an Earth core sample, a long cylindrical piece of rock or sediment, and came across a partial fossil.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 17 July 2025
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“Come across.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20across. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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