come across

verb

1. preposition to meet or find by accident
2. adverb (of a person or his or her words) to communicate the intended meaning or impression
3. often foll by with to provide what is expected

Example Sentences

The BBC came across some of his friends in a neighbourhood outside Maputo, holding a night vigil for him on 17 November.

From BBC

"Drugs appear in many shapes and sizes, but every now and then we come across special things," Dongemond Police said in a translated social media post.

From BBC

Jane, who has an accountancy background, spent weeks going through invoices and says she came across numerous questionable charges, including more than £38,000 to repair lifts that were only a year old.

From BBC

It’s in the newspaper that he comes across a classified ad, reading: “Wanted, Investigative Assistant, Male 75-85, Must have phone.”

From Los Angeles Times

"I came across a taxi driver carrying a tarpaulin from his boot. And I saw body parts," he said.

From BBC

Related Words

• bump into
• discover
• notice
• stumble upon
• uncover
• unearth