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
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Though the start of the trail isn’t clearly marked, hikers will quickly come across a welcome sign in a shaded section along the path.
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Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
Yapping may come across as annoying to coworkers, and could get young staffers in trouble with their managers.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 May 2024
That partisan difference comes across in campaign tactics in the Central Valley.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 8 May 2024
The book was thought to be the director’s final project, until Kraus came across another manuscript of Romero’s while looking through an archival collection at the University of Pittsburgh library.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
The buoyant anarchy and glee David Yow shared with the crowd came across as a birthing moment of joy.
—Seth Dodson, Pitchfork, 6 May 2024
Rose claimed Davis didn’t come across with all of Rose’s part of $3,500 after the case settled in 2023.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
The deepest of these sub-bass synth hits come across with subwoofer-like rumble but never overtake the balance of the mix.
—PCMAG, 30 Apr. 2024
Instead, the ugliness of war comes across as comforting thrills.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2024
Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
Yapping may come across as annoying to coworkers, and could get young staffers in trouble with their managers.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 May 2024
That partisan difference comes across in campaign tactics in the Central Valley.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 8 May 2024
The book was thought to be the director’s final project, until Kraus came across another manuscript of Romero’s while looking through an archival collection at the University of Pittsburgh library.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
The buoyant anarchy and glee David Yow shared with the crowd came across as a birthing moment of joy.
—Seth Dodson, Pitchfork, 6 May 2024
Rose claimed Davis didn’t come across with all of Rose’s part of $3,500 after the case settled in 2023.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
The deepest of these sub-bass synth hits come across with subwoofer-like rumble but never overtake the balance of the mix.
—PCMAG, 30 Apr. 2024
Instead, the ugliness of war comes across as comforting thrills.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2024
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“Come across.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20across. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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