encountered
Example Sentences
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The deep snows encountered 20 years ago are becoming rarer and Greater Prespa Lake is shrinking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Sir David said: "When you think about antisemitism, you assume that it's going to be directed towards adults… What's been quite shocking is the extent to which antisemitism is encountered by children and young people."
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
It was on this second outing that the teens encountered Byrd and Roberts.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Kusman was hired as a labourer on the Cavustepe excavations after his military service in the 1960s and there encountered his first stele.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
When he and his friends had encountered Hercules at the Straits of Gibraltar, it hadn’t gone well.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
