brush with
Example Sentences
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Yang: That was like our first brush with it.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 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
Historic freezes in 1894 and 1895 nearly eradicated the industry, its first and last real brush with old-world calamity.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
This not the first time Mugabe has had a brush with the law.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Surviving my first brush with disaster must have boosted my confidence, because I was a better driver after that.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
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