came off (as)

past tense of come off (as)
as in seemed
to give the impression of being she is an intelligent debater, but she can sometimes come off as arrogant

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Verb
  • While Schneider was expressing his feelings about the unknown state of Judge’s normally rocket arm, the Yankees seemed weary about answering these kind of inquiries.
    Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • At the 2015 ceremony, the two seemed to temporarily bury the hatchet when Swift presented West with the 2015 Video Vanguard Award.
    Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Late in the second set at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Anisimova had looked spent.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • In the post, the 14-year-old looked all grown up, wearing a pink crop top with blue jeans with a white belt.
    Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The complete analytics report will tell the full story Friday morning, but the use of blitz felt uncharacteristically low for a Cowboys defense but characteristic of an Eberflus defense.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Ultimately, Evans felt the juice was not worth the squeeze.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • No sirens were sounded, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said, adding that the incident was under review.
    Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Right now, either option sounded good.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Came off (as).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20off%20%28as%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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