encountering

Example Sentences

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And Nick Jensen’s distemper-and-oil canvases at Tara Downs feel like encountering a Degas in a dream, which begins to rapidly dissolve as we wake up.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

However, it said the provider had failed "to comply with its duties to assess and mitigate the risk of people in the UK encountering illegal content on its service".

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Today, in the podcasting world, Kelly is encountering a different incentive structure.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

What people actually want is a government that is working to solve issues that they have been encountering, not just for years, but for decades.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026

I was not walking down a beach and encountering a stranger.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers