come across

Example Sentences

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“Don’t fall into the trap of clicking ‘apply’ to every job you come across where you vaguely meet the criteria, as this can become discouraging,” said Duris.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Some top AI executives have pledged to provide a large portion of their earnings to charity, alongside rank-and-file employees who didn’t expect to come across such life-changing wealth.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

If you’re chronically online like me, you’ve probably come across a slang-suffix that’s become part of the lexicon despite not being formally added to a dictionary — yet.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

One of the most remarkable efforts at evidence synthesis I’ve come across was a Level 7 decision about a vulnerable population of woodland caribou in Canada’s Rocky Mountains.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

Thank goodness we don't meet many people like her in this world, although they do exist and all of us are likely to come across at least one of them in a lifetime.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl