came across
Example Sentences
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After rainfall, Miyazawa came across an Eastern Japanese toad making its way along a city street.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
It was only when she came across the aquatic-rescue training resource titled “Open Water Lifesaving” that she felt her difficulties were recognized.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Crump is most famous for representing George Floyd’s family, though I came across him in Louisville when he was representing the family of Breonna Taylor.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
Lindsey and Lynette Melvin told the news station they first thought they were digging up bones of a bighorn sheep until they came across the jawbone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
And I thought perhaps any humans he came across would be way too smart to fall for his schemes.”
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
