have encountered
- present perfect of encounter.
Example Sentences
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What’s more depressing is that a research biologist interviewed by KING-TV, Seattle’s NBC affiliate, stated that the beached whales people have encountered likely represent only a quarter to a fifth of the total death toll.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
Even expert surfers have encountered scary situations during the swell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2026
More than two dozen World Cup players, staff and officials have encountered visa and entry problems into the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
The findings, published in Neuropsychopharmacology, reveal how caffeine acts on a well-defined brain pathway involved in social memory, the ability to recognize and distinguish people we have encountered before.
From Science Daily ● May 30, 2026
We have encountered him before, in the LEP booking line.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
