But then they were past, walking away from him, their conversation not disturbed by so much as a word by his ghostly encounter.

We gained nothing by our encounter with the enemy, but wasted time.

Baffled by his first and only encounter with the modern culture wars, he sadly concluded, "It's a new world."

Clearly awed by his encounter with the Governor, he said, "They wanted to meet us, and we would never, ever knock anyone down like that."

She stepped shakily inside, still partially stunned by her encounter with the palm tree.

"unburgherly apocalypse" by his encounter with the art of the New World.

Darius fought back, forewarned by his prior encounter with it.

So she hadn't really accomplished anything by her encounter with Amos, but she didn't regret it.

She was still a little shell-shocked by their close encounter with the big creature downstairs.

He hadn't been unaffected by their encounter, and she'd gotten the kiss she craved.