encounter
Example Sentences
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Scientists believe that when these waves encounter a rapidly spinning black hole, the black hole's rotational energy can transfer into the dark matter waves, dramatically increasing their density.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
This chance encounter was the beginning of the end for the pair's planned and calculated deception.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Levi described being deeply shaken by his encounter with the book, and by the guilt that torments Josef K despite his innocence.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
If Spielberg’s earlier UFO movies gave us awe, comfort and catastrophe, this one feels like an encounter of a fourth kind: What happens when the cover story breaks?
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 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
Vocabulary lists containing encounter
Against All Odds: Contra and Counter
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Much Ado About Nothing
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