encounter
Example Sentences
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“They are encountering people they don’t know anything about,” said Scott Shuchart, a former assistant director at ICE.
From Salon
Harmon said that ICE’s presence, especially in south Minneapolis, has become pervasive to the point where residents are bound to encounter ICE.
From Salon
This was the first time I'd encountered a data centre that wasn't a giant warehouse, and I was initially very sceptical about the whole thing.
From BBC
Surely he was trying to understand the trail of blood and his encounter with the ghostly bank teller.
From Literature
Employees, shaken by the encounter, wrote down his license plate and contacted the police.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
