- present tense form of encounter (3rd person singular).
encounters
Example Sentences
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The film can hardly avoid being described as “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” meets “Enemy of the State,” and that such comparisons are so obvious bespeaks a certain lack of originality.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Back in 1977, Spielberg’s “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” was a popcorn masterpiece of withheld information.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
The film marks a return to the theme of aliens for Spielberg, who previously directed E.T. and Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
The discoveries were made during a February survey led by researchers from the Maritime Encounters program at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
Encounters with the river’s inhabitants were frequent and often hostile.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
