come across

Example Sentences

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The vast majority of ill-judged comments aren't intentional, she says, but they can come across as insensitive.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

We had come across something that felt entirely new and brought the evidence home from faraway Dale Mabry Highway to preserve in that scrapbook.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Kennedy had come across “Virtual Temptation in Eden” in a weekly art newsletter called “It’s Nice That.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Evy is the show’s skeptic, able to use logic to refute every Creepypasta-lite story or folktale they come across on the show.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

I don't always find what I'm looking for, but in searching for an answer, I'll often come across bits of information I can use in some later puzzle.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris