encounter
Example Sentences
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When encountering a new claim, rather than engage deeply with it, take a step back and use a quick search to discover what others are saying about it.
In response to the attacks, the agency is calling on residents to document all encounters with mountain lions on the Department of Fish and Wildlife site.
From Los Angeles Times
She encountered three young hikers who looked to be in their early 20s, she said, and warned them against continuing because they didn’t have the proper equipment.
From Los Angeles Times
"I've never encountered a story quite like this in a novel, never mind in the real world," he says.
From BBC
We want to chase “these big things,” as he described them, but sometimes it’s the small stuff we encounter along the way that counts the most.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
