rencontre
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of rencontre
From French
Example Sentences
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In an extraordinary passage, Silvio recalls that his adversary was late for their rencontre.
From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2017
This was in New York bay, where yachts, sailboats, rowboats, tugs, scows interfered with the decorum of such rencontre.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was this new rencontre which had so upset her.
From The Maker of Opportunities by Gibbs, George
Shortly afterwards the two Irishmen, who had made such a rare rencontre, bade their farewells to the Frenchman and his grand-daughter, and left.
From Mated from the Morgue A tale of the Second Empire by O'Shea, John Augustus
“Oh la belle rencontre, nos aimables convives—the prettiest girl in the world in effect!”
From Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales by James, Henry
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