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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And Chalamet never once came across as grating, obnoxious, or desperate.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
Chiefs defensive back Jaden Hicks came across the field and knocked Washington backward while the ball was in the air, allowing Chiefs cornerback Trent McDuffie to snag an easy interception and set the Chiefs offense up in the red zone.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Even if parts of the individual storylines still come across as contrived or at least dramatically convenient, the ending reminds and underlines that these things, and things far worse, happened in Israel on October 7, 2023.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
In a strange and chilling encounter, Batsheva and her daughters come across two unarmed, English-speaking men who urge her to come with them, supposedly for her safety.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
Chiefs defensive back Jaden Hicks came across the field and knocked Washington backward while the ball was in the air, allowing Chiefs cornerback Trent McDuffie to snag an easy interception and set the Chiefs offense up in the red zone.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Even if parts of the individual storylines still come across as contrived or at least dramatically convenient, the ending reminds and underlines that these things, and things far worse, happened in Israel on October 7, 2023.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
In a strange and chilling encounter, Batsheva and her daughters come across two unarmed, English-speaking men who urge her to come with them, supposedly for her safety.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for come across
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“Come across.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20across. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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