confront
Example Sentences
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By documenting Bhaduri's life, Roy attempts to answer, or at least confront, those questions.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Here, Borgli only skims the surface, counting on subtext to imply that Charlie and Rachel have been forced to confront innate prejudices about their partners, who are both Black.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
Her kids are older, so everything changes and she’s not able to work her ass off the way she used to and she has to confront that.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
It’s a reality that I was forced to confront after my household income took a serious hit.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
I tossed them to her, and then turned to confront a heavier load.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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