encountered

Example Sentences

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Despite undergoing a recent $14 million renovation project, the pool has encountered problems.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

“Who was the first author you encountered to do something different on the page?” asked the teacher, Clarke E. Andros.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

She had Levi make a list of “allies,” people he’d encountered over decades in his multifaceted career.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

Richard Kinsey, senior biodiversity ranger at the Department of Conservation, was part of the dive team that encountered the coral.

From Science Daily • Jun. 25, 2026

Once Hamilton encountered a major obstacle to the advancement of any cause in which he believed, he instinctively hurled himself onto the offensive, never looked back, and waited for no stragglers.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis