Wondering how to use Encounter in a sentence? Below are 20 example sentences from real English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as meet or connection.

Frequent word

Encounter in a sentence

Encounter | Encountered | Encounters | Encountering

Encounter meaning

  1. To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly.
  2. To confront (someone or something) face to face.
  3. To meet one another.

Synonyms of Encounter

meet run into connection joining coming upon convergence meeting scrap combat fighting fight skirmish clash brush connexion

Example sentences (20)

As you travel north, you’ll encounter Vatnajökull National Park, Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon and the Eastern Fjords.

Days spoilers say Lucas will have a prickly encounter with Orpheus before John Black (Drake Hogestyn) breaks it up.

As Morpeth gained a foothold in the game, they found the only goal of the encounter on 23 minutes through Hodgson.

Along the way, they encounter various threats and a strange cult obsessed with Hugo's unique ability to control rats.

A standard match of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a 6v6 encounter, but the maps come in various shapes and sizes.

Canceling your cable package is one of the most difficult things a human being can encounter as Peter Burns discovered.

A Return To The Roots” video revealed that Basim will encounter different types of enemies on his adventures.

As for water snakes, the common garter snake and the eastern garter snake are among those you're least likely to encounter.

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At the same time, the public shouldn’t have to depend on favorable odds every time they encounter an Aurora police officer.

At the time it was Smith who took the flak, but you wonder what Twitter/X would make of the encounter now.

Arran Duke’s side go into a crunch Thurlow Nunn League First Division North encounter against Needham Market U23s this Saturday.

But like every problem we encounter in today's world, we can honestly say, "There is a hack for that".

Besides the mini-boss, players will encounter one-star Ulves that hit hard and pesky one-star bats.

But Cometti pulled one back in the 12th minute to maintain the tension in an enthralling encounter.

According to our assessment, both PSV Eindhoven and Arsenal appear to have a greater-than-average chance of scoring in this encounter.

Batman has developed gear and strategies to deal with nearly every situation he could encounter.

All we are in control of right now is what’s ahead, which is the encounter against Pyramids FC.

Allan Saint-Maximin was rested and not in the squad at all for the encounter against the Bees.

And they must continue to go out daily, knowing they will likely encounter similar situations.

Before their encounter, he admired Tina from afar and kept saying she was his favorite artist.

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Common combinations with encounter

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • encounter with 30×
  • the encounter 24×
  • encounter in 14×
  • they encounter 11×
  • an encounter 10×
  • you encounter 10×
  • to encounter
  • will encounter
  • encounter the
  • this encounter

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "encounter" in a sentence?
An example: "As you travel north, you’ll encounter Vatnajökull National Park, Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon and the Eastern Fjords." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "encounter" from real English texts.
What does "encounter" mean?
Encounter means: To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly.
What are synonyms of "encounter"?
Common synonyms of "encounter" include: meet, run into, connection, joining, coming upon, convergence, meeting, scrap. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "encounter" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "encounter", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

About these examples

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