encountered

Example Sentences

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It was there he saw the cleaning team, the first people he had encountered in almost a week.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Those statements echoed the testimony of a farmer who had claimed years earlier that on an evening in April 2004, he had encountered a man driving a sedan with German licence plates.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

It was at Olive Garden that I discovered a shared love for peperoncinos with Nana and encountered other shapes of pasta not named spaghetti for the first time.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

Hernandez’s council colleague Hugo Soto-Martínez encountered a similar issue.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

“More dangerous than what we encountered last night? Please. He’s probably a ranch hand from some isolated ranchito out there. He might even be from Hacienda Dorada,” Velia said, and opened the door.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall