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coming across

VERB

encounter, find

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bump into discover notice stumble upon uncover unearth

WEAK

chance upon happen upon hit upon light upon meet

Antonyms

STRONGEST

miss

Example Sentences

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Even in the moments it falters, “Backrooms” is like someone coming across the cage we’ve been pacing around in, and pointing out that the bars were always big enough to slip through.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

Kameel, 27, flew from New York after missing out on tickets to her US tour and coming across Big Weekend on Instagram.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

How do you advocate for yourself without coming across as whiny or dragging a coworker into the conversation when they probably never intended to reveal their salary?

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Sweetly recreating Michael’s delicate speaking voice and his gentleness while avoiding coming across as too weird, Mr. Jackson is so charming that it’s easy to forget about Michael’s sins for two hours.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

I had noticed our old rocket-candy rockets wobbling when they broke the plane of the mountains and got caught in the wind stream coming across the ridgeline.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam