encounter
Example Sentences
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How audiences first encounter WoWoW and the N.E.S.T. will depend on which door they use to enter the room.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Increasingly, members of the public are photographing plants and animals they encounter and uploading them to online databases such as iNaturalist.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
This chance encounter was the beginning of the end for the pair's planned and calculated deception.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Each awful encounter on the father and daughter’s journey dims their faith in humanity.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
I decided that she was the most beautiful devil I would ever encounter.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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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