encounter
Example Sentences
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Last year, she told Jimmy Fallon during an appearance on “The Tonight Show” that an unexpected encounter with Rihanna at Paris Fashion Week in 2024 helped get her through the split.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
One of my favorite passages captures Mr. Haskell’s first encounter, in Australia, with a Moreton Bay fig tree, its thick, leathery foliage crowded by figbirds longing for the tree’s fruits.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
In the brain, for example, microglia, which are the macrophages of the central nervous system, may become senescent in conditions like Alzheimer's disease as they encounter large amounts of cellular debris.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026
It is not practical for everyone to drive long distances — and then possibly encounter long lines — to refill their tanks at lower prices.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
I snacked on an orange, mulling over Tamika’s flower and Mrs. Smith’s Waffle House encounter.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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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