"encounter" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- When his expedition encountered hostile natives in the new lands, more often than not it was his men who instigated the clashes.
- They encountered several natives on the way.
- The Portuguese encountered natives divided into several tribes.
- Docking on land, they encounter hostile black-skinned natives before escaping back to the ocean.
- By this point they had encountered several natives carrying European trinkets, and they feared an encounter with explorers or colonists from Spain.
- When encountering natives in the New World, Spanish explorers were occasionally told of a tribe composed entirely of women.
- Fortunately, the four unwounded men were able to bring the boat to land where they encountered hospitable natives.
- They left after encountering hostile natives.
- By this point, they had encountered natives carrying European goods, and they were concerned about an encounter with explorers or colonists from Spain.
- And what if they encountered either savage beasts or unfriendly natives?
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