come through
verb
came through; come through; coming through; comes through
1
: to do what is needed or expected
came through in the clutch
2
a
: to be expressed
a writer whose personality comes through clearly in her writing
b
: to be communicated
a message that came through loud and clear
With the press of a tiny button on the aid, sound comes through to people with impaired hearing with even greater clarity than can be heard by someone with normal hearing.—
Jane E. Brody
Jane E. BrodyExamples of come through in a Sentence
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The band agreed to split writing sessions between Chicago and New Mexico, and then a friend came through with an offer to use his family’s house on Bainbridge Island, just outside of Seattle.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2024
Paramount+ tends to lag in both Luminate and Nielsen’s weekly streaming rankings, but came through with a No. 4 title for the April 26-May 2.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 3 May 2024
Ninety-one of those trucks came through the Erez Crossing, and another eighty-one were able to reach the north from inside Gaza, which is crucial.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
The problem, the government said, was that Palantir relied too heavily on employees to refer job candidates – more than half of hires came through an employee referral program – disproportionately excluding Asian applicants.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
With another round of thunderstorms expected to come through Kansas City, will the sky change colors again?
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2024
Charlotte Autry is waiting for those tips to come through.
—Nicolás Viñuela, NBC News, 27 Apr. 2024
Today, students who come through reflect on Blue’s influence too.
—Jingnan Peng, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Apr. 2024
Sherrod Brown, who’s facing an uncertain reëlection campaign, came through East Palestine.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2024
Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2024
Paramount+ tends to lag in both Luminate and Nielsen’s weekly streaming rankings, but came through with a No. 4 title for the April 26-May 2.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 3 May 2024
Ninety-one of those trucks came through the Erez Crossing, and another eighty-one were able to reach the north from inside Gaza, which is crucial.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
The problem, the government said, was that Palantir relied too heavily on employees to refer job candidates – more than half of hires came through an employee referral program – disproportionately excluding Asian applicants.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
With another round of thunderstorms expected to come through Kansas City, will the sky change colors again?
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2024
Charlotte Autry is waiting for those tips to come through.
—Nicolás Viñuela, NBC News, 27 Apr. 2024
Today, students who come through reflect on Blue’s influence too.
—Jingnan Peng, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Apr. 2024
Sherrod Brown, who’s facing an uncertain reëlection campaign, came through East Palestine.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2024
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“Come through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20through. Accessed 6 May. 2024.
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