Used in a Sentence

encountering

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for encountering.

Editorial note

The author only encountering to 10^500 sting vacua/landscape issue in 2013 raises some serious crackpot alarm bells [0].

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

An encounter; a meeting.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of encountering gathered in one view.

noun

An encounter; a meeting.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for encountering.

noun

An encounter; a meeting.

Example sentences

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The author only encountering to 10^500 sting vacua/landscape issue in 2013 raises some serious crackpot alarm bells [0].

2

Moreover it's an excellent dynamic to keep in mind when you're encountering strong resistance from someone.

3

By extensively rezoning vast swaths of downtown industrial land to residential Vancouver got around these problems SF is currently encountering for a few decades.

4

And then encountering Heisenberg's uncertainty principle was just depressing and I took to computer science.

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I would not be surprised if a variation of it was sarcastically uttered within the first week of money encountering law.

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So one could guesstimate the odds of encountering an armed potential murderer in the US is about 4/0.02 ~ 200:1 -- or 200 times more likely for an US cop than for a German cop.

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Whenever possible, I will be avoiding any chance of encountering bad technical writing, ever again.

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Very worth encountering if you have the opportunity.

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When encountering an idea our system 1 believes it automatically and than our system 2 considers the consequences of believing it and decides if you should UnBelieve it.

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I think that the average non-tech savvy user would freak out and immediately leave the website when encountering the warning, which serves the purpose.

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The fact that some of these difference in crime rates can be explained by factors such as poverty, doesn't change the fact that on encountering a Black person, a White person is in more danger than encountering a White person.

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I am thinking many other users will be encountering such frustration.

Quote examples

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Not off the top of my head; my only reaction when encountering such "apps" is to immediately close the tab.

2

I find it nearly impossible to believe that, in this environment, girls aren't encountering "you go girl!" from their teachers, multiple times a day.

3

Non-school activities seem less likely to be so compulsory (though if the activity is "walking in your neighborhood and encountering your bully", complete avoidance would require moving), which would seem to put some upper limit on how bad a case of ongoing bullying can get.

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I've used the thing for fifteen years and there still things that make me go "Huh, I didn't know that" but they're obscure quirks that you can go an entire career without encountering.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use encountering in a sentence?

The author only encountering to 10^500 sting vacua/landscape issue in 2013 raises some serious crackpot alarm bells [0].

What does encountering mean?

An encounter; a meeting.

What part of speech is encountering?

encountering is commonly used as noun.