come across

Example Sentences

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Acting with authority can come across — at least to some observers — as overbearing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Occasionally I would come across someone who appeared to be lost or unaware that they should not be there.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

“I thankfully haven’t come across such ‘churning’ firsthand with any of my clients.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

The people Racine and Anaia come across are as put-upon and exhausted as they are.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

I wandered around a little but eventually found the tombstone I’d come across the day Lettie, Ruthanne, and I had been frog hunting.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool