brush with
Example Sentences
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Collins reflected on his brush with death to the news outlet months before he is set to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in November.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Their father doesn’t dismiss their brush with the forest’s spirits as juvenile fantasy, either.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
She had her first brush with show business in 1944, while working in a factory, when a photographer arrived to capture photos of women working on production lines during World War II.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
Even his brush with a geofence warrant six years ago didn’t change that.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
An audience with the Mona Lisa is a brush with fame itself.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
