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
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s recent brush with mortality reminds us how clearly his administration showed that people, not impersonal forces, make history—especially men of vision and courage like him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Of his first brush with gross anatomy: “One scene with people carrying legs over their shoulders to the sink to wash out the feces just turned my stomach, and I was done.”
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
