confront

Example Sentences

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According to Leah, once confronted face-to-face, the local mob left without incident.

From Literature

He also confronted issues ranging from labor to crime on campuses.

From Los Angeles Times

Across five novels and three story collections, Lauren Groff has merged wide-screen history with intimate stories about women seeking and confronting power, including in her latest spirited — and triumphant — release “Brawler.”

From Los Angeles Times

In Los Angeles, he immediately confronted a school district in which many students had long struggled to achieve and were further set back, academically and emotionally, by the COVID-19 pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times

“When confronted with her lie, she did not retract her statement, she doubled down,” the letter said.

From Salon