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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Officials said the man had gotten out of his truck, come into contact with the power lines and was fatally injured.
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Mitch Smith, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
In those cases, the Biden EPA required employers to provide health protections for workers who come into contact with TCE.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 26 Mar. 2025
If there’s a chance your labels could come in contact with water, resin is the better choice.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
If bacteria is present, people who come in contact with the water could become sick.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
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Mitch Smith, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
In those cases, the Biden EPA required employers to provide health protections for workers who come into contact with TCE.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 26 Mar. 2025
If there’s a chance your labels could come in contact with water, resin is the better choice.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
If bacteria is present, people who come in contact with the water could become sick.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 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 22 Apr. 2025.
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