Sentence examples for Encounter unexpectedly from inspiring English sources

There is something about novels you encounter, unexpectedly, in foreign places that makes them rise above the comfortable books you curl up with at home: the thrill of discovery, and then the delight of unanticipated pleasure as a stranger becomes an intimate friend.

U.S. and British forces continued to encounter unexpectedly stiff resistance in parts of southern Iraq.

Equally, funders may wish to contemplate how 'contingency' resources could be made available for those trials that encounter unexpectedly intense needs for PPI over the course of their implementation.

And this miracle is repeated in the two vast marble figures of the risen Christ, with his cross, encountered unexpectedly through a doorway.

In the last few months, Muslim groups have encountered unexpectedly intense opposition to their plans for opening mosques in Lower Manhattan, in Brooklyn and most recently in an empty convent on Staten Island.

Up to 100 al-Shabaab fighters are thought to have walked across the border into Kenya, but the pre-dawn raid on the army base at Baure, in Lamu county, encountered unexpectedly fierce resistance.

When Presidential Science Adviser John Holdren and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden unveiled President Obama's new plan for space exploration they encountered unexpectedly strong and dramatic opposition from Democrats and Republicans alike.

U.S.-led forces have already encountered unexpectedly fierce resistance from irregular fighters and volunteers who have taken to sniping at the rear lines of their advance.

"With my case, he never admitted that he assaulted me," said Linda Redgrave, who testified in February that Ghomeshi had interrupted a romantic encounter by unexpectedly punching her and knocking her to the ground.

Methane is the main problem, and, in case we encounter gas unexpectedly, we are issued with a Turtle, which will enable us to breathe if we run out of oxygen.

During a routine social media encounter, he unexpectedly unearths a dark emotional connection.