encountering

Example Sentences

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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

More Americans turning in their cars to buy new ones are encountering a difficult reality: Their vehicles aren’t worth what they owe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

It feels then something like that classic philosophical paradox of an immovable object encountering an unstoppable force: logically impossible because the existence of one precludes the other.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Three hours later, after encountering wave after never-ending wave of blue-clad soldiers—too many for his men to beat back— Gordon sent word back to Lee that he had “fought my corps to a frazzle.”

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly