comes over

Definition of comes overnext
present tense third-person singular of come over

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of comes over This honor comes over a decade after you were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026 But the message comes over the course of several years, not a couple minutes of gunfire. Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026 The report comes over a year after Meta’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, announced that the company would do away with its fact-check program and stop using automation to detect and remove hate speech. Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026 The incident comes over a week after pilots had to suddenly stop a Frontier Airlines jet as two trucks crossed in front of them while taxing at Los Angeles International Airport. Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026 His mother, Kristina, often comes over after games to cook him a sprawling meal. Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026 The announcement, which was preceded by a series of cryptic posts from the singer, comes over five years after her last major solo concert. Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026 Episode 1, for example, comes over as a political thriller with horror tropes where Prime Minister Adolfo Saúrez battles in 1976 to persuade – or bribe – a Francoist parliament to vote itself out of existence. John Hopewell, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026 Erika comes over and gives Amanda some advice. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comes over
Verb
  • San Diego is 32-26 and visits Philadelphia from Tuesday through Thursday before returning home to host the Mets on Friday.
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 1 June 2026
  • Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, center right, visits the Evangelical Medical Center (CEM) in Bunia, Congo, Sunday, May 31, 2026.
    CBS News, CBS News, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • The Trojans added two more runs in the eighth.
    Jose de Jesus Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
  • But the celebration in Colorado’s dugout was premature because the Dodgers scored four runs in the bottom of the frame.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 26 May 2026
Verb
  • Maybe their son comes by and configures it so that all their apps are right there.
    Janko Roettgers, The Verge, 28 May 2026
  • The descent comes by bicycle, dropping back through emerald rice terraces and village lanes as the island wakes up around you.
    Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 23 May 2026
Verb
  • But with little substance beyond the scares, the genre became notorious for drastic second-weekend drops in ticket sales.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 June 2026
  • The former ice cream wizard at Antico Nuovo is now behind limited ice cream drops in West Hollywood.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • However, once heated, its electrical resistance drops by four orders of magnitude, turning it into a shield.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
  • Magically, too, Michael drops by for a few bites.
    Jocelyn Noveck, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026

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“Comes over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comes%20over. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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