come to know

Example Sentences

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And what did Cottrill do to his face, which looks nothing like the moldering soon-to-be-octogenarian we’ve come to know so well?

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

"If they change themselves too much, they risk alienating the fans that have come to know and love them as they are."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Through Stacy’s fetching sadness, we come to know that maybe a certain motivational speaker was right.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

“The Powell we’ve come to know over the past half a decade was more measured,” said Doug Hurstell, 48, a trader based in Houston.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

Of course, Dick was a “blowhard”; his toughness, as Perry had come to know, existed solely in situations where he unarguably had the upper hand.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote