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.
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James' progression comes at a time when the Wings have been dealt frequent bad news on the injury front.
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Grant Afseth, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
As some of cruise line’s newest vessels and the largest cruise ships in the world, Icon Class vessels can come at a premium price when compared with some other ships.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The legislation came at the behest of the State Board of Election Commissioners, after confusion with municipal elections in Phillips and Ouachita.
—Arkansas Online, 2 Sep. 2025
The effort comes at a time when the United Nations estimates that an Indigenous language dies every two weeks and that half of the world’s languages will disappear by 2100.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
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Grant Afseth, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
As some of cruise line’s newest vessels and the largest cruise ships in the world, Icon Class vessels can come at a premium price when compared with some other ships.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The legislation came at the behest of the State Board of Election Commissioners, after confusion with municipal elections in Phillips and Ouachita.
—Arkansas Online, 2 Sep. 2025
The effort comes at a time when the United Nations estimates that an Indigenous language dies every two weeks and that half of the world’s languages will disappear by 2100.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for come at
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“Come at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20at. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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