Sentence examples for delightful encounter from inspiring English sources

What could have been an awkward moment was transformed into a delightful encounter when he asked if I would "like to dance".

Note the delightful encounter between Katherine of France, played by the exquisite Kate Baldwin, and her attendant Alice, played with Gallic charm to spare by Chantal Jean-Pierre, as the princess attempts to add a few English words to her vocabulary.

But my impromptu trip yielded much more: a luxurious afternoon steaming, sauna-ing and lounging around the spa and pool of a beach-front hotel, several superb meals and some unexpected and delightful encounters with classic California.

"On Stage, a Day in the Life of an Idiosyncratic Physicist" (Nov. 13) about Alan Alda's portrayal of Richard Feynman brought back memories of my own delightful encounters with Feynman when I directed Caltech's news bureau in the 80's.

It's also straightforwardly delightful to encounter an alternative Britain broken up like toffee under the hammer into four disparate islands, each with its national foibles and unique geography.

The great stories of Papp's David-and-Goliath successes — for example, the battle with the mighty Robert Moses over keeping Shakespeare in the Park free — are delightful to re-encounter through the voices of the people involved, like hearing the details of historic ballgames retold by the participants, inning by inning.

Nothing better evokes the delightful experience of encountering Lawrence Ferlinghetti in the flesh, for example, than a bit of word play that appears at the outset of Meltzer's 1999 follow-up interview with him.

What can be more delightful than a close encounter with wildlife?

Rumors of buried treasure surround the adobe (31831 Camino Capistrano) that was home to Juan Avila, called "El Rico," or "the rich one". Capistrano Depot (26701 Verdugo St ., now a restaurant, dates to 1894; time it right and you'll encounter a delightful cacophony of live jazz and train bells.

Perhaps most delightful is Dolittle's encounters with the Whispering Vines — voluble vegetation living in ecological cooperation.

Some of the most delightful products I've encountered lately are pretty simple, like Jawbone's Jambox speakers and Nike's FuelBand.