encounter
Example Sentences
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"I've never encountered a story quite like this in a novel, never mind in the real world," he says.
From BBC
We want to chase “these big things,” as he described them, but sometimes it’s the small stuff we encounter along the way that counts the most.
From MarketWatch
Beginners on your financial journeys will learn a lot, and more seasoned budgeters might just encounter one or two things you haven’t seen before.
While the group was in the water, two witnesses reported the incident from shore around noon, telling Pacific Grove police that a swimmer may have encountered a shark, department officials said.
From Los Angeles Times
While Baltimore have a doubt over Lamar Jackson's fitness, Derrick Henry will go into the game off a 216-yard, four-touchdown game and the Ravens will go into the encounter as favourites.
From BBC
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