Example Sentences

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Encountering a “Joy of Painting” episode in a pet food store, then, is not out of character.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

Encountering magma is rare and has only happened here, Kenya and Hawaii.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2024

Encountering art shifts your head space and inspires new thinking.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2023

Encountering the Daniels’ creation in a full theater was the best moment of collective delight I had this year.

From Washington Post • Dec. 15, 2022

"Encountering a storm they became entangled in dangerous shoals and breakers and were driven back again to the Cape."

From The Hudson Three Centuries of History, Romance and Invention by Bruce, Wallace