come across as
idiom
: to seem to be
He comes across as (being) a good speaker.
He came across as a nice guy.
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In Mod’s hands, Shruti never panders for pity or respect either from audiences or from Whishaw’s Adam, never makes Shruti come across as a victim or as a naive dilettante.
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 June 2023
This will come across as an ad and the press won't pick up your story.
—Adrian Falk, Forbes, 4 May 2023
This warm white with gray undertones still manages to come across as a true white.
—Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2023
Nearly 80 — his birthday is in June — Manilow could be expected to come across as some pontificating elder statesman of pop.
—Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2023
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 June 2023
This will come across as an ad and the press won't pick up your story.
—Adrian Falk, Forbes, 4 May 2023
This warm white with gray undertones still manages to come across as a true white.
—Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2023
Nearly 80 — his birthday is in June — Manilow could be expected to come across as some pontificating elder statesman of pop.
—Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2023
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“Come across as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20across%20as. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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