come in/into contact with
idiom
1
: to touch (something)
Do not let your skin come in/into contact with the acid.
2
: to see and begin communicating with (someone)
It was during that time that native people first came in/into contact with the settlers.
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In 2021, Parker flew through the sun's corona, marking the first time in history that a spacecraft had come into contact with the sun's atmosphere.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Do not touch items that may have come in contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 5 Dec. 2024
Most of the evidence comes from using cell models, in which tissues or cells in a dish are exposed to high concentrations of the chemicals –– higher than most people would ever naturally come into contact with, Bloom said.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
Second, people who’ve come into contact with infected people have not themselves been infected.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Do not touch items that may have come in contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 5 Dec. 2024
Most of the evidence comes from using cell models, in which tissues or cells in a dish are exposed to high concentrations of the chemicals –– higher than most people would ever naturally come into contact with, Bloom said.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
Second, people who’ve come into contact with infected people have not themselves been infected.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for come in/into contact with
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“Come in/into contact with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20in%2Finto%20contact%20with. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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