confront

Example Sentences

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Embarrassed and angry, she travelled hundreds of miles to confront the person she believed had stolen her money.

From BBC

I asked myself that question a lot later—whether I could have changed the course of action if I had confronted Mae.

From Literature

To illustrate some of the arguments, we have spoken with two women who have been confronted with their own mortality and want to influence the debate in fundamentally different ways.

From BBC

In the run-up to its debut, Abel had joked that writing it had been the most difficult challenge he had confronted during his first two months as CEO.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a notable moment at the Home Office, he was confronted during a live news conference by actor Joanna Lumley to make concessions over the rights of Gurkhas to remain in the UK.

From BBC