come across

Example Sentences

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I had come across a few Muffler Men before this trip, including Big Josh, who looks down upon Joshua Tree from the Station gift shop on State Route 62.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 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

“They want to come across as disconnected to it, not committed to it.”

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

She had come across the huge magnolia tree while out on a walk with the twins the week before.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez