encounters
Example Sentences
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The BBC has corroborated a number of the women's accounts with friends and family who were told about the encounters with Leto at the time.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
The best encounters with classic literature—with Tolstoy, with Proust—forego line-by-line analysis or politically motivated allegory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
He first encounters Fricker’s odd character in Central Park, dressed in oversized, dirty clothing with city birds resting on her head and shoulders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
In Netflix’s new “Little House on the Prairie” adaptation, the first person that the Ingalls family encounters on their journey to Independence, Kansas, is a Black man.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
But oh the whole everyone had been extraordinarily helpful and kind, and they had evidence of several genuine encounters.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
