Synonym: attain, chance on, chance upon, come over, come upon, discover, encounter, fall upon, happen upon, light upon, meet, resonate, run across, run into, see, strike. Similar words: across, get across, put across, cut across, cross out, gross, come at, come about. Meaning: v. 1. find unexpectedly 2. be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression 3. come together 4. communicate the intended meaning or impression 5. be received or understood.
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121. And sometimes I wouldn't read the copy—because I wanted to be spontaneous—and I'd come across a list of words I didn't know and I'd mispronounce.
122. A common problem that you may come across when building "a box" to do something-- whether a one-off gizmo or bona fide scientific instrument --is the rats nest of wires.
123. "When readers or listeners come across these tired expressions, they start tuning out and completely miss the message - assuming there is one," said Plain English Campaign spokesman John Lister.
124. Oftentimes, we come across difficulties in life because we have not listened to our parents.
125. Sharing about our past and current failures and giving praise to God for forgiveness will help us not to come across as "holier-than-thou" to people who don't yet know the Lord.
126. Ophiuchus is the 'new' one yet for some curious reason I have never come across an Ophiuchian!
127. And sometimes I wouldn't read the copy—because I wanted to be spontaneous—and I'd come across a listing of words I didn't know and I'd mispronounce.
128. Around ten kilometres from Mycenae we come across the ruins of ancient Corinth.
129. The hero in the movie come across as a little bit wacky.
130. Grab your notebook and reserve a few pages for jotting down any and all shoulds you come across.
131. If you come across any new words,[http://sentencedict.com/come across.html] use the dictionary online left column.
132. In Hell's Kitchen, stroll down Restaurant Row—46th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues—and you'll come across Barbetta, an Italian restaurant that's been around since 1906.
133. I'm not saying that Uncle Sam can kick back on a lawn chair, sipping on an iced tea, because I haven't come across anyone who's man enough to go toe-to-toe with me on my best day.
134. He said professors there do not teach the surgery, and that he has not come across recent veterinary school graduates who have studied the procedure.
135. Your good intentions usually come across to women as overcompensation for insecurity, and weak attempts at manipulation.
136. She used to come across like an old woman with her unflattering hairstyle and shapeless clothes.
137. As I turn out of my hotel's full parking lot, veering onto the Strip, I come across something rarely seen in Vegas: frozen construction projects.
138. The cheetah cubs have gone out hunting without their mother, and have come across a herd of gemsbok.
139. Whenever I come across something nice like this, I ask myself, If I stumbled across this gun at an airgun show and had the money, would I buy it?
140. Their problems are often a result of an unawareness of appropriate social behavior, an unawareness of how they come across to others, or unrealistic expectations of others.
141. One of the main puzzles students may come across is why different verbs are followed by the infinitival complements of different structures.
142. I probably had developed some street smarts and some think-on-your-feet type skills by the time that I was a teenager that some people don't come across until much later in life, if at all.
143. He doesn't come across as the thug he's perceived to be.
144. It is even too much to come across a snippet of video that shows a huge rubber-gloved hand gently plucking a tiny crab out of a puddle of black glop.
145. A spinner who has thought only of the loom, the dinner pail, the bed, and then the loom again - this spinner might drink some on a Sunday and come across a marsh lily.
146. In style, they come across as a pleasant blend of Phillip Glass and Erik Satie.
147. However, God is equal to everyone. He opens a window while shuts the door. Cabbage-like woman also has her advantage that she is more likely to come across true love.
148. Please call me ASAP if you come across anything further.
149. There are 13 signs of the zodiac; Ophiuchus is the 'new' one yet for some curious reason I have never come across an Ophiuchian!
150. Candidates who don't ask questions also come across as unprepared and unengaged.
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