come across

Example Sentences

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While searching for story ideas, news cameraman Rhys Williams came across an article entitled: 'Welshman on death row.'

From BBC

Between the wall of TikTok frames behind the film’s actors singing and dancing, and a high stepping Megan Thee Stallion rapping a bridge tailored for Oscar night, the number came across like a wonderful miracle.

From Salon

Cat Douglas, a youth work manager, said she joined a course in Newquay, Cornwall, to ensure she "could be a support rather than a hindrance", if she came across a stranding.

From BBC

"Manipulated satellite imagery, like other forms of misinformation, can have real-world impacts when people act on the information they come across without verifying its authenticity," Africk said.

From Barron's

But the article telling the Swiss how to vote came across to many as blatant interference in their widely respected system of direct democracy, and has caused real anger.

From BBC