encountering

Example Sentences

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There is a particular weariness that comes from hearing courts speak eloquently about equality while repeatedly encountering circumstances that seem to demand far more rigorous scrutiny than they receive.

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2026

Using Bayer's textbook comparison, imagine learning medicine from an introductory text and then encountering a rare disease that closely resembles a common condition.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Leo’s encyclical insists that human dignity is forged through relationship: through encountering the other, through vulnerability, through the willingness to be changed by what we find.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The setup emerged after the stock failed to break above a bullish ascending triangle in late February, encountering resistance near the $125 level on three separate occasions.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

We stay on the roof until bedtime and then quietly slip down to my room without encountering anyone.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins