came across

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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

While returning from the scene, the rescue team said it came across another broken-down lorry carrying more than 60 people, who had been stranded for three days after a battery failure.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

That’s where she came across the dead bighorn ram.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Last week, another walker came across a pile of dead marine life, believed to be catshark - also known as dogfish, at Saundersfoot, in Pembrokeshire.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Once, while rifling through the toolshed, I came across a poster advertising an IBM computer the size of a refrigerator.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris