encounter
Example Sentences
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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
Beginners on your financial journeys will learn a lot, and more seasoned budgeters might just encounter one or two things you haven’t seen before.
While the group was in the water, two witnesses reported the incident from shore around noon, telling Pacific Grove police that a swimmer may have encountered a shark, department officials said.
From Los Angeles Times
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