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 the 1983 film Cujo, a mother, Donna (Dee Wallace), and her son, Tad (Danny Pintauro) come into contact with Cujo and must fight for their lives.
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
The loose engine cover may come into contact with hot engine surfaces and increase the risk of a fire, according to the NHTSA.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
Absolom says that firefighters later confirmed that the vape battery had come into contact with her keys, using them as a conductor, and caught fire.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Texas measles outbreak grows to 124 cases, mostly among unvaccinated
Kentucky health officials are now attempting to contact anyone the infected resident may have come into contact with.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2025
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
The loose engine cover may come into contact with hot engine surfaces and increase the risk of a fire, according to the NHTSA.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
Absolom says that firefighters later confirmed that the vape battery had come into contact with her keys, using them as a conductor, and caught fire.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Texas measles outbreak grows to 124 cases, mostly among unvaccinated
Kentucky health officials are now attempting to contact anyone the infected resident may have come into contact with.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2025
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 17 Mar. 2025.
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