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
  • Host Rachel Holt visits this coastal landmark to uncover the stories, artifacts, and maritime history behind one of the South Shore's most enduring beacons.
    Rachel Holt, CBS News, 17 May 2026
  • His ghost visits Claire in the future and then heads over to the stones, where his presence magically causes the forget-me-nots to grow.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Verb
  • Trailing 8-2 after seven innings, the Rockies scored four runs in the eighth, getting RBI singles from Jake McCarthy and Kyle Karros to make things interesting.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
  • Quincee Lilio scored South Carolina’s only run of the game with an RBI single in the bottom of the fifth, then UCLA added another nine runs in a sixth inning that also featured two Bruin home runs.
    Haley Sawyer, Daily News, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • Everything begins there—the rest comes by instinct.
    Boutheina Ben Salem, Vogue, 8 May 2026
  • The news comes by way of leakers @brandon1an and @zsneakerheadz and confirms that Oregon’s exclusive Air Foamposite Pros, first seen in September, will be released to the public.
    Riley Jones, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Kelce will be a staple of Hilfiger’s fall 2026 campaign, which drops in early September, and also its spring 2027 campaign, which likely launches in early February.
    Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 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 20 May. 2026.

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