come on
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“As you’ve seen before in his career at a couple different stops, when the lights come on, the game, for him, is fun.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
In a bid to ramp up its content, 'The Overlap' is believed to have targeted national newspaper journalists to come on board and cover United.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
That will come on the heels of the Federal Reserve’s decision, where it could tighten policy for the first time in over three years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Bono challenged Marsh to a debate on this subject not once but twice, and Dave invited him to come on his radio show.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
She replies, “I had my mama watch the kids to come on down here.”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Some are born to sing the blues, as Perry once observed — just not Perry himself, who chews his way through this corny come-on like an overserved uncle at the Hard Rock Cafe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
One day, a sympathetic nurse hands her a flier with a very alluring come-on, “Generous Salary With Benefits.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
"Many people, in good faith, misconstrue what I'm saying, and they think I'm trying to do a sort of come-on to the camera. And I really am not," she told food podcast Sporked.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
“An American in Paris”: “It’s jet-propelled New Year’s Eve and everyone in Paris will be there,” says Gene Kelly to Nina Foch — well, who could resist a come-on like that?
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2022
He was also pitching a come-on at Brinker, for he'd seen him with some letters while they were prisoners.
From Comet's Burial by Raymond Z. Gallun
TV themes before 1990, when “Twin Peaks” premiered, tended to be come-ons or introductions.
From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2022
But the report found those promises are often used as “bait and switch” come-ons.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
To preempt such a calamitous outcome, unorthodox come-ons are being trotted out.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 9, 2021
Driven by acoustic guitar, its sound points the way ahead and there’s something appealingly odd, even sinister about the lyrical come-ons: “Wear the dress your mother wore.”
From The Guardian ● Mar. 19, 2020
The jingle of ricksha bells blended with car horns, the come-ons of street peddlers, a woman’s laughter, music from a nearby bar.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
