come across

Example Sentences

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The Minneapolis IT professional calls Portal the most unique lounge he has come across in his travels, and he sneaked in a few games of “Mario Kart.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Acting with authority can come across — at least to some observers — as overbearing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

We come across the burnt-out remains of a car.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The people Racine and Anaia come across are as put-upon and exhausted as they are.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

But he was remembering a walk with Toomer in the black-gum swamp of St. Catherine’s Island when Toomer had come across the track of a large Eastern Diamondback rattler.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy