encounter
Example Sentences
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Still, few things unsettle hikers more than the possibility of a grizzly encounter.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
Lula, 80, and Trump, 79, are ideological opposites who have had a rocky relationship, and their meeting Thursday will be only their second official encounter since they held talks in Malaysia last year.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
I have been able to embrace and encounter things that I would never have met if what happened didn't.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
The encounter might have ended there, but after returning home, the group discovered that DeReiss had taken to social media to try to track them down after losing contact.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
I decided that she was the most beautiful devil I would ever encounter.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
Vocabulary lists containing encounter
Against All Odds: Contra and Counter
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"Fears and Phobias," Vocabulary from the article
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Much Ado About Nothing
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