came across
Example Sentences
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"Without knowing who is selling these bones, it is impossible to know how the seller came across them," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 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
Last week, another walker came across a pile of dead marine life, believed to be catshark - also known as dogfish, at Saundersfoot, in Pembrokeshire.
From BBC • May 27, 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
And I thought perhaps any humans he came across would be way too smart to fall for his schemes.”
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
