encounter

Example Sentences

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But at higher speeds, engineers began to encounter a different kind of ceiling: human comfort.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Each encounter drains a little more energy and confidence.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

“The way that I encounter AI is that I have to dedicate time in my courses now to confirming to my students that they’re they’re not allowed to use AI in homework assignments,” Lincoln said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Many of us were the Success Daughters who had grown up hearing that we could be anything we wanted, only to encounter barriers and indignities we hadn’t been told existed.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

She knew it was optoomuchstic to think they might get through the evening without running into the Ashtons, or to imagine that such an encounter would be anything less than extremely unpleasant.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood