encounter
Example Sentences
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The scarcity of humankind makes those few people we do encounter gleam like ingots of gold on a sandy beach.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
For a scene where Valentina has an encounter with a tow truck driver, they simply called a tow yard hoping someone interesting would show up.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Edwards represents a woman who has made an allegation against Mountbatten-Windsor about an encounter at the former prince's home Royal Lodge in 2010, before he had invited her to Buckingham Palace for tea.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
To help locate and protect similar nesting sites, Danforth and his colleagues have launched a global citizen science initiative encouraging people to report ground nesting bee aggregations they encounter.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
“You shouldn’t have seen anything. All the sources agree that no one walks away from an encounter remembering their face. Whatever you saw wasn’t an Estrie.”
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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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