encounters

Example Sentences

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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

Le Azzurre have got progressively closer to England over their most recent Women's Six Nations encounters, losing by a margin of 74, 63, 48 and 33 points respectively in their matches between 2022 and 2025.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Accidents, chance encounters and the disclosure of a startling family secret are part of Artie’s quest to understand himself and the “multitudinous aspect” of the people in his life.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

By nature Art Moran was an uneasy person, nervous in the face of even trivial encounters.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson