rencontre
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Etymology
Origin of rencontre
From French
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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 annoying, too, to be received at each new rencontre as a surprise--as the reverse of all that had been expected and all that had been, as he feared, hoped.
From The New Rector by Weyman, Stanley John
In the afternoon occurred the first rencontre with Indians.
From Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi by Bushnell, David Ives
And, amazed as much at this strange rencontre, as at the man's boldness, I sprang up and strode forwards, forgetting, in an impulse of righteous anger, the office he came to do.
From Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France by Weyman, Stanley J.
The Expos themselves have been missing in action, losing about 90 of 162 rencontres each season.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is owing to this habit of mine that I often make interesting rencontres in the middle of streets.
From The Merry-Go-Round by Van Vechten, Carl
I do not mention several other hostile rencontres, for I should find neither any end to them, nor to the numerous perils I encountered.
From The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. by Díaz del Castillo, Bernal
How curious are these strange rencontres in life!
From Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of Elgin by James, Eighth Earl of Elgin
The presentation over, Rodolph, in deep meditation upon the singular rencontres effected by the hand of chance, bent his steps towards the winter garden.
From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 by Sue, Eugène
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