came off (as)

past tense of come off (as)
as in seemed
to give the impression of being she is an intelligent debater, but she can sometimes come off as arrogant

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Verb
  • The showroom floor itself seemed to be more intuitive for attendees than in years past.
    Andrew DeAngelo, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • During the first half of the year, the 27-year-old Chilean had one of those periods where everything seemed to slot into place, taking in winning the Auckland 250 in January as a qualifier and then knocking an ailing Djokovic out of Rome on the way to the Italian Open semis.
    Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • And it has been looked at quite significantly.
    Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Alexander Mattison and Ameer Abdullah, LV — Wouldn’t chase either, as Abdullah looked better with Mattison as the lead, and Mattison likely leads again in Week 17.
    Jake Ciely, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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  • Tazewell uses black in many different fabrications and leans into using a felting technique to depict the deeper story behind Erivo’s character.
    Essence, Essence, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The massive, winding fabric sculpture, stretching nearly 150 feet long, will be suspended from its roof, in all its crocheted, beaded, and felted glory, until October 31.
    Morgan Meier, Curbed, 12 June 2024
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“Came off (as).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20off%20%28as%29. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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