come across
verb
came across; come across; coming across; comes across
1
: to give over or furnish something demanded
especially
: to pay over money
2
: to produce an impression
comes across as a good speaker
Examples of come across in a Sentence
the law professor comes across as a bit of an ogre at first, but he's actually quite personable
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This activity came across a wide range of regions of the brain, including those responsible for vision, movement, memory and sensory processing.
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Faulí said that his team was still coming across fragments of Gaudí’s work on the Sagrada Família grounds.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
During Full House, Sweetin said the child actors would often come across as more professional than their adult counterparts amid all the tomfoolery.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
But Oz’s move back to Pennsylvania not long before running for Senate came across as insincere.
—Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Faulí said that his team was still coming across fragments of Gaudí’s work on the Sagrada Família grounds.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
During Full House, Sweetin said the child actors would often come across as more professional than their adult counterparts amid all the tomfoolery.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
But Oz’s move back to Pennsylvania not long before running for Senate came across as insincere.
—Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for come across
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“Come across.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20across. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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