How to Use come in/into contact with in a Sentence
come in/into contact with
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However, in other areas, interns could come into contact with inmates who are allowed to move around openly, such as trustees.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 21 June 2024
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The risk to human health comes during the electro-plating process, regulators say, when the hexavalent chromium that is used can come into contact with workers or be released into the atmosphere.
—Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 14 June 2024
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Bear in mind that your clothes will come in contact with tree sap.
—oregonlive, 26 June 2023
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And, per the CDC, make sure to wash items and surfaces that may have come into contact with it.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 17 June 2024
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It can also be spread in water droplets then come in contact with eyes, the nose or mouth.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
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Your drink won’t come in contact with the lead solder, which is underneath the cup.
—Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 1 Feb. 2024
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Just note that they’re not meant to come into contact with water.
—Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Jan. 2024
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Throw away any food that has come into contact with dirty flood water.
—Hannah Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2023
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This cologne will leave a lasting impression on those who come in contact with you.
—Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
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Anybody who’s come in contact with him knows how real his faith in Jesus was.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 3 Jan. 2022
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Funnel clouds are different from tornadoes in that tornadoes come in contact with both the base of the cloud and the ground at the same time.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
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One by one, the members of this clan come into contact with Magdalena.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2023
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The zone refers to actors and other workers on set, plus those who come in contact with actors — like makeup artists.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 6 May 2022
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Take care not to allow water to come into contact with the leaves or they may become spotted.
—Jessica Damiano, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2024
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At this time, it has not been determined where the employees may have come in contact with the bacteria.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 10 Aug. 2023
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Meanwhile, the scene in which Adam’s ghostly parents come into contact with the world outside the house offers one of the year’s best coups de cinéma.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2024
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An animal, for example, could come into contact with a pathogen in the soil.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2024
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Wash any items that have come into contact with raw poultry or its juices in the dishwasher or with hot, soapy water.
—Casey Barber, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024
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But Take Note: There’s no silverware cover, so the fork and spoon may come into contact with other items.
—Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 31 July 2023
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Wash any surfaces and containers that have come in contact with onions with hot soapy water or in the dishwasher.
—Sue Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 21 Oct. 2021
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If your raw turkey or its juices do come in contact with items in your kitchen, make sure to promptly clean and sanitize those areas.
—Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Nov. 2023
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Foster explained that scent first has to come into contact with a receptor in your nose.
—Carla Delgado, Verywell Health, 9 Aug. 2023
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Homeowners usually come into contact with one of two types of moths: pantry moths and clothes moths.
—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 30 June 2023
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At the same time, the total amount of edge around those deforested patches — the places where people are most likely to come in contact with wildlife — is at its peak.
—Irena Hwang, ProPublica, 27 Feb. 2023
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For example, in some cases, the baby's face had come in contact with the plush sides of the product, which affected their breathing.
—Christin Perry, Parents, 31 Jan. 2024
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Parents have to think about the disruption and risk this would pose not only to their lives, but to the lives of everyone else their kids may come in contact with, Milstone said.
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2022
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These can appear in areas that come in contact with clothing or bedding washed with the detergent.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2023
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All three had been in quarantine after returning from the United States and had not come in contact with any other members of the group.
—Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2021
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Warm winds come into contact with the cool ground, rising the dew point and creating humidity and fog.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 25 Jan. 2024
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This processing creates a bunch of pores in the charcoal, which can help trap chemicals that come into contact with it.
—Christine Byrne, Mph, SELF, 26 Oct. 2023
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