come through
verb
came through; come through; coming through; comes through
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
Jane E. BrodyExamples of come through in a Sentence
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Even so, the general picture of a mother’s absence and a daughter’s understandable resentment at having had to pick up the maternal slack in penurious conditions comes through loud and clear.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2024
Intrigue came through textures: paillettes, suedes, leathers, sparkles.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2024
Before this week, his highest peak came through his debut LP, If Looks Could Kill, which reached No. 3 on Top Rap Albums, No. 4 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and No. 18 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in May 2023.
—Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2024
But every single five years, there's a new groundbreaking thing that comes through.
—Marianne Lehnis, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2024
Intrigue came through textures: paillettes, suedes, leathers, sparkles.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2024
Before this week, his highest peak came through his debut LP, If Looks Could Kill, which reached No. 3 on Top Rap Albums, No. 4 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and No. 18 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in May 2023.
—Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2024
But every single five years, there's a new groundbreaking thing that comes through.
—Marianne Lehnis, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Come through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20through. Accessed 22 Sep. 2024.
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