came across
Example Sentences
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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
A former cybersecurity expert, he came across videos of people intentionally frustrating scammers online a few years ago and immediately understood the appeal.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 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
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
It was many years later, and far away, when I came across this passage in The Waste-Land:
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
