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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Second, people who’ve come into contact with infected people have not themselves been infected.
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
All of this behavior gets riskier when the data that employees come into contact with is taken into consideration.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Infected animals have been spreading the virus to people who come into contact with them.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 18 Dec. 2024
Sanitize surfaces and utensils that will come into contact with the food.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
All of this behavior gets riskier when the data that employees come into contact with is taken into consideration.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Infected animals have been spreading the virus to people who come into contact with them.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 18 Dec. 2024
Sanitize surfaces and utensils that will come into contact with the food.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 9 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 30 Dec. 2024.
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