comes across
Example Sentences
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Jensen Huang started Nvidia wearing garden-variety polo shirts but is now probably legally required to buy every single black leather jacket he comes across for the rest of his life.
From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026
Ventura County’s bomb squad warned if anyone comes across an item that looks like a bomb or other piece of military equipment, they should leave the item in place, evacuate the area and call 911.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Historical market relationships suggest that if the BoJ comes across as being hawkish, or prone to keep hiking rates, market turmoil could follow.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Mr. Boorman comes across as donnish, astute and likable, but also arrogant and dismissive of legitimate concerns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
What comes across in their work time and again is a relishing of the joys of chords for their own sake, the delicious transition from one to another and the effect it might have.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
