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came in contact vs came into contact

Both 'came in contact' and 'came into contact' are correct phrases in English. However, 'came into contact' is more commonly used and considered more formal. Both phrases convey the same meaning of making contact with someone or something.

Last updated: March 23, 2024 • 4317 views

came in contact

This phrase is correct but less common in formal writing.

This phrase means to make contact with someone or something. It is less formal than 'came into contact.'
  • Now, Professor Stewart was not only an inventor of genius... ...but all who came in contact with him felt it a privilege to have known... ...and loved him.
  • All right, we need to find out who this John Doe is, where he was before he died and if anybody else out there came in contact with this mystery poison.
  • None of us came in contact with the virus.
  • Somehow someone came in contact with them and unknowingly brought them into the lab.
  • We giving IG shots to everyone who came in contact with your patient.
  • I'll have the archaeological lab closed off, Test anyone who came in contact with it at the site.
  • So a piece of the laminate was transferred to a shard of glass, which came in contact with our killer.
  • Every dream it came in contact with was eaten up into one huge delusion.
  • You first came in contact with Miss Taylor after a suicide attempt.
  • Turns out they came in contact with the plague.
  • I mean, maybe they came in contact with something before the wedding.
  • And everyone they came in contact with since returning.
  • Through bowmaking, I came in contact with part of my heritage.
  • They would indicate that she somehow came in contact with these killer concentrations.
  • Turns out they came in contact with...
  • What we don't know is how he came in contact with Grunfeld.
  • Either you came in contact with someone implanted with a defective EGO without knowing it, or...
  • One report said an entire Battlestar lost power just before it came in contact with the enemy.
  • Well, all that proves is that she came in contact with someone else besides Donnie in the hours prior to her death.
  • He was in the crawl space, so maybe he came in contact with exposed wiring.

Alternatives:

  • made contact with
  • got in touch with
  • connected with

came into contact

This phrase is more commonly used and considered more formal.

This phrase also means to make contact with someone or something. It is the preferred choice in formal writing.
  • Every single person he came into contact with tested negative.
  • But this guy kept everything he ever came into contact with.
  • But this guy kept everything he ever came into contact with.
  • Or any of the other creatures that you came into contact with in the last couple of weeks.
  • It was across this ocean that European peoples, particularly the Portuguese, came into contact with peoples, economies and cultures previously unknown to one another, and forged what is today a truly globalised world.
  • the donor stallion was not continuously resident in the collection centre or other equidae in the collection centre came into contact with equidae of lower health status than the donor stallion;
  • Frank Calvert destroyed everything and everyone he came into contact with.
  • The container was damaged in an accident at Houston Airport in Texas and probably came into contact with the catalyst in the hold when the plane passed through an electrical storm.
  • Which means at some point, our killer came into contact with the mummies and somehow transferred the substance onto his or her clothing before killing Medina.
  • When you came into contact with Ted, you absorbed his power.
  • That was when we came into contact with you.
  • Mark, you have deeply touched everyone who came into contact with you.
  • Really, anyone he came into contact with.
  • You have to find the one person who each of those victims came into contact with.
  • Every surgeon that came into contact with any of the Ripper victims has been thoroughly vetted or currently under observation.
  • During the third Reich, the Nazis became obsessive about marking everything they came into contact with as property of the state, especially items of value.
  • But... I cannot let anyone know that I came into contact with Raye Penber.
  • It looks like the car came into contact with steel or maybe concrete.
  • We already know the victim came into contact with the flower of that same plant.
  • He had no plans to attend college until this past fall when he switched to Quest and came into contact with teachers who recognized his potential.

Alternatives:

  • made contact with
  • got in touch with
  • connected with

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