come across

Example Sentences

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"What music in London has been missing for a long time is vulnerability, because I think a lot of us are trying so hard to come across a certain way," he told Kids Take Over.

From BBC

"It's magnificent and we're enjoying it. We also came across a lot of tourists and they look so happy."

From BBC

The team from Pre-Construct Archaeology was working on a building site a few miles from Thetford, Norfolk, when they came across the hoard last year.

From BBC

"I'm really sorry if it comes across in that way. That was absolutely not the case," Guildford replied.

From BBC

When I came across his obituary, I called his family members and Ford to hear more about who he was—and how he pointed so many people in the right direction.

From The Wall Street Journal