Sentence examples for encounter a clue from inspiring English sources

Ken Jennings, who won the most consecutive number of "Jeopardy!" episodes, says he has yet to encounter a clue from the back seat of a taxi.

There are also the longer slang terms, so you might encounter a clue like Rufus's... 12ac Leading lady cut short with smack (6) [ synonym for 'leading lady' with last letter missing ]... who takes you from HEROINE to HEROIN, or Imogen's devious indication... 17d Coke party that's thrown by children (8) [ slang term for 'coke' + synonym for 'party' ] [ SNOW + BALL ]... of SNOWBALL.

On the Upper East Side of Manhattan, a visitor seeking a doorway into the past will encounter a telltale clue: a pair of gaslights that burn round the clock, framing the entrance to a brownstone.

The staircase was the first befuddlement and miscalculation I encountered — and a clue that the evening and restaurant might not be all I'd hope for.

In addition, we encountered an interesting physical diagnostic clue, a respiratory sound that assisted with the eventual diagnosis.

Thereracle Of Losing Your Virginity.

Instead, he encounters a nationalist assault against Serbian Jews, whom he defends in his column, as he investigates random clues "according to the logic of paranoia".

Here we encountered a problem.

Encountering a MissingNo.

Encountered a smelly hobo?

However, TIP did not, at the time this protein was encountered, include this suffix as a clue for compartment assignments; this resulted in the incorrect assignment of the cytosol as the ending compartment, rather than the starting compartment, of magnesium.