encounter

Example Sentences

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There weren’t many repair problems he hadn’t encountered.

From Literature

Both encounters led to pregnancies, which she hid at the time.

From Los Angeles Times

To do that, D’Amaro plans to focus on the emotions consumers feel when they encounter Disney.

From Los Angeles Times

She said she had children after both encounters and that she hid the pregnancies and arranged for the children to be raised by other families.

From The Wall Street Journal

But perhaps the laconic statement from Marie Sherlock of the center-left Labour Party captured the spirit of this ugly encounter in a more realistic mode.

From Salon