come across
Example Sentences
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As a result, he injected levity into a role that could have come across as purely unsympathetic.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
We come across the burnt-out remains of a car.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
What a wild way to come across this piece of information.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
The people Racine and Anaia come across are as put-upon and exhausted as they are.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
Dad gripped the edge of the table as if he were going to get up and come across the kitchen after me.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
