came across
Example Sentences
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Eisenhower had an instinct for creating a cooperative spirit and came across as a cheerful and broadminded commander.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Last month, a group of children came across lamb carcasses while playing close to a community centre in the Brantry just outside Eglish.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
On the ocean floor near the Galapagos Islands, a submersible controlled by scientists came across a mysterious octopus as blue as the ocean and no bigger than a golf ball.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
I came across it late in the making of the documentary, but I have footage from 1996 at Mardi Gras in Sydney, this rickety footage.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
“So you truly were reading that book when I came across you in the library.”
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
