Example Sentences

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Consumers are encountering a new kind of sticker shock when buying a car.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

“They are encountering people they don’t know anything about,” said Scott Shuchart, a former assistant director at ICE.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026

At least some people younger than 65 are encountering pharmacy staff asking probing questions about their medical conditions.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2025

The issue teams are encountering this season is that these upgrades are not always increasing performance.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2024

They forget that their readers are encountering the event for the first time and need to see it enacted with their own eyes'.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker