encountered
Example Sentences
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She encountered beaches typically teeming with tourists that were spookily empty, and fishermen unable to work because they lacked gasoline to go to sea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
“But any time I’ve ever encountered the police . . . there’s only so much they can do.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Uber’s standard service has also encountered setbacks in Africa.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
The jury praised Rio's "refreshing perspective" and the film's portrait of a world rarely encountered on the international screen.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
But when Hanako had worked in her family’s restaurant, she’d encountered many old people with their families for dinner.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
