Sentence examples for on encountering from inspiring English sources
One might object that Nabokov was a powerful intellect, and the last thing one wants, on encountering Cervantes for the first time, is another quite distinct intellectual or artistic presence, to distract from a fresh reading of the masterpiece.
On encountering an American today, one security official feigned surprise that he was still in Israel.
What would you say is the one misconception that you keep on encountering when you look at the current debate over affirmative action?
Once again, on encountering the hydrogen bond, one encounters a twist in the conventional attitude; the question raised by this interpretation is not why such a bond occurs but why it does not occur more generally.
"It becomes another dimension to draw upon when making decisions or on encountering situations.
"Well, well, well," William Burroughs drawls on encountering Matt Dillon in "Drugstore Cowboy".
On encountering it again I found it strange and even ridiculous.
Indeed, his first thought on encountering Bilbo Baggins is to eat him.
A few pages on, encountering girlish sentences like "What had she been thinking, sleeping with Brad Glidden?
As he traveled on, encountering hearty crowds, signing books and meeting dignitaries as well as ordinary people, his gloom deepened.
Unless you're older than stalwarts like Nancy Reagan and James Galanos, don't count on encountering a hip young crowd.
