come through

verb

came through; come through; coming through; comes through

intransitive verb

1
: to do what is needed or expected
came through in the clutch
2
a
: to be expressed
a writer whose personality comes through clearly in her writing
b
: to be communicated
a message that came through loud and clear
With the press of a tiny button on the aid, sound comes through to people with impaired hearing with even greater clarity than can be heard by someone with normal hearing.Jane E. Brody

Examples of come through in a Sentence

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Since September, nearly all fentanyl seized by the U.S. came through the Southern border with Mexico, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, or CBP, a federal agency. Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2025 Still, as always, not everyone came through the night unscathed, and some attendees went home happier than others. Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 3 Mar. 2025 Ronchetti, a senior 190-pounder, came through with a technical fall in his last match for the Hilltoppers, who beat Hersey 46-22 in the Class 3A third-place dual at Grossinger Motors Arena. Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025 What comes through loudly and clearly, however, is the respect that each has for the other. John Baldoni, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for come through

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of come through was in 1906

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“Come through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20through. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.

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