comes across

Example Sentences

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To backpedal for a moment: While even the most well-intentioned president can’t fix everything that comes across his desk, this one apparently spotted a problem beneath his that he could do something about.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Instead, Mr. Dano comes across as a parody of a languid miscreant in a campy James Bond film.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The key match incidents panel said that Brooks "lets go as the ball comes across" and therefore "the panel supported the referee's call of goal".

From BBC • May 11, 2026

If an act comes across too niche, cruise lines that need to appeal to a broad audience will be turned off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 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