come across
verb
came across; come across; coming across; comes across
1
: to give over or furnish something demanded
especially
: to pay over money
2
: to produce an impression
comes across as a good speaker
Examples of come across in a Sentence
the law professor comes across as a bit of an ogre at first, but he's actually quite personable
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Or even come across the Creature of the Black Lagoon fresh out of the water?
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Samantha Neely, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) reported on Monday that 3-year-old Ziv Nitzan came across a 3,800-year-old Canaanite amulet back in March.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2025
But Maezawa has managed to come across as earnest and genuine in his mission for world peace and philanthropy, establishing the Contemporary Art Foundation in Tokyo and randomly giving away a billion yen, or $9.1 million, to his followers in 2020.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
After coming across the voicemail, Laura decided to film a video of herself listening to it.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Samantha Neely, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) reported on Monday that 3-year-old Ziv Nitzan came across a 3,800-year-old Canaanite amulet back in March.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2025
But Maezawa has managed to come across as earnest and genuine in his mission for world peace and philanthropy, establishing the Contemporary Art Foundation in Tokyo and randomly giving away a billion yen, or $9.1 million, to his followers in 2020.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
After coming across the voicemail, Laura decided to film a video of herself listening to it.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for come across
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“Come across.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20across. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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