The phrase "accidentally encounter" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing an unintentional meeting or discovery of someone or something.
Example: "While hiking in the woods, I accidentally encountered a rare species of bird that I had never seen before."
Alternatives: "unexpectedly meet" or "stumble upon".
Sure, I've taught my kids about gun safety, but their brains aren't fully developed to the point where they are completely capable of formulating a rational plan for dealing with a dangerous weapon they might accidentally encounter.
PAMELA ADLON had a little talk with her 11-year-old older daughter a few weeks ago, just in case she or any of her middle school classmates accidentally encounter Mommy's latest work, which happens to involve the simulated ingestion of many illegal drugs, assorted sexual acts and a number of obscenely specific suggestions about where some of the other grown-ups should place certain body parts.
The thought of what he might accidentally encounter online has barely crossed my mind.
The most obvious concern is the possibility that a vector could accidentally encounter XMRV and would spread in human populations.
In A. femoralis, females do not stay close or routinely return to a clutch a few days after oviposition (Roithmair 1992; Montanarin et al. 2011; Ringler et al. 2013), so chances are low for them to accidentally encounter clutches ready to be transported.
In fact, if you accidentally encounter your therapist outside therapy, they are expected to quietly leave.
Certain tropical species can inflict painful bites on humans if handled or accidentally encountered.
Accidentally encountering the wife of his philandering fellow commuter, Howard Dawes, Pete gave her a ride home and proceeded to have sex with her in the living room.
"It's the story of the life of Adam Chmielowski, a nineteenth-century Polish intellectual and painter, who accidentally encounters poverty on the streets of Kraków.
The killing, after Mr. Mohammed accidentally encountered a Somali checkpoint, was a major loss for the terrorist network, still reeling from the assassination of its founder, Osama bin Laden, in Pakistan last month.
Talking of jungle, I'm reminded of how sampling has created a unique and unprecedented form of pop rapture: the epiphany of suddenly, accidentally encountering the source track for a favourite tune.
