encounters

Example Sentences

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He recently published “Chronicles of a Shipwreck,” a book describing the broken and exhausted lives of Cubans based on his encounters on the streets of Santiago, on the southeastern tip of the island.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

A spate of bear encounters, including at hot spring resorts and in supermarkets last year, sparked alarm, with the government deploying troops to help hunt and trap them.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

From courtroom standoffs to tense encounters with highway robbers, hats in early modern England carried far more meaning than simple fashion.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

Far from benign, some experts say the videos can skew how people view and even interact with wildlife — potentially leading to perilous encounters.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

I put some stuff about nuisance animals on the website, mostly links to animal welfare organizations’ pages about how these predators are an essential part of the ecosystem and better ways to manage wildlife-human encounters.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz