confront
Example Sentences
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Of the suggestion Israeli fans were "organised" and "experienced fighters" prepared to confront police, spokesman Sebastiaan Meijer told the paper: "Amsterdam police does not recognise the claim."
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Both have since swung back to Labour, but now it confronts a shrivelling neither of those moments touched – the potential of losing Wales.
From BBC
The Iranian government said it "recognises the protests" and would listen "with patience, even if it is confronted with harsh voices".
From BBC
The kingdom would take measures to confront what it considered such "highly dangerous" actions, it warned.
From BBC
“The Kingdom stresses that any threat to its national security is a red line, and the Kingdom will not hesitate to take all necessary steps and measures to confront and neutralize any such threat.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
