encounter
Example Sentences
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Both Trump and Xi enter their encounter hobbled at home.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Quickly you will encounter Buck’s Vintage and its mascot, Cowboy Bob, standing 21 feet tall with guitar in hand.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
NASA's Psyche spacecraft is preparing for a close encounter with Mars that will help send it deeper into the solar system on its way to the metal-rich asteroid Psyche.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
The King noted their encounter came "almost a decade before the age of colour television, and of course our paths have crossed many times since".
From BBC • May 8, 2026
Slowly, the bitterness of our Valentine’s encounter faded.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
Vocabulary lists containing encounter
Against All Odds: Contra and Counter
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Much Ado About Nothing
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