encounter
Example Sentences
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Still, few things unsettle hikers more than the possibility of a grizzly encounter.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
Serna also criticized the deputy’s actions during the encounter, saying, “They randomly go into someone’s house and do whatever they want.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Lula, 80, and Trump, 79, are ideological opposites who have had a rocky relationship, and their meeting Thursday will be only their second official encounter since they held talks in Malaysia last year.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
Their best-of-33 encounter resumes on Friday at 10:00 BST, with the remaining last-four match, between China's Wu Yize and Northern Ireland's Mark Allen, starting at 19:00 on Thursday.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
Surely he was trying to understand the trail of blood and his encounter with the ghostly bank teller.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Vocabulary lists containing encounter
Against All Odds: Contra and Counter
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"Fears and Phobias," Vocabulary from the article
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Much Ado About Nothing
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