come across

Example Sentences

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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

Every time the team of volunteers finds a body, they post to social media and wait 72 hours in the hopes that the victim's loved ones will come across the picture and claim the person.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

But even at his tender age he's come across videos that make him sad, angry or worried.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

These rulings, Jackson continued, “can at times come across as utterly irrational.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

“Yeah. So, sorry if I come across callous sometimes. Or, I don’t know, defensive. Most of the time I’m just confused.”

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia