come across

Example Sentences

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"They are at each other's throats and it's boiling over, which is not a good look. Even the manager has come across too," Dublin said.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

Maresca can often come across as distant and terse when dealing with the media.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

Mr. Margouleff, who reads quietly and naturally, does not come across as egotistic but rather as humble, even vulnerable, and able to laugh at himself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

And yet, every Christmas when we open up the storage tub containing decorations, we come across a plastic bag full of Forky-like holiday creations our kids made in school.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

He had come across an ocean to get left behind!

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata