came across

Example Sentences

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While returning from the scene, the rescue team said it came across another broken-down lorry carrying more than 60 people, who had been stranded for three days after a battery failure.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

A former cybersecurity expert, he came across videos of people intentionally frustrating scammers online a few years ago and immediately understood the appeal.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

"I first came across him as a forward here when I was a player and he was a finisher," Naismith says.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

On the ocean floor near the Galapagos Islands, a submersible controlled by scientists came across a mysterious octopus as blue as the ocean and no bigger than a golf ball.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Then one day as I was flipping through a history book, I came across a brief section on Christopher Columbus and the discovery of the New World.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez