confrontation

Example Sentences

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The prospect of a major confrontation between the Lebanese state and Hezbollah has also long been a major concern, reawakening fears of a descent back into civil war.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The fatal confrontation reportedly began with disturbances outside a conference at Sciences Po, the highly-regarded French political science institute.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

That approach lowers the stakes of confrontation but reinforces the idea that the primary goal is expression rather than persuasion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Despite its potential danger, the snake typically avoids confrontation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

We wished to defend; we demanded confrontation; we felt all the transports of issueless rage, thinking of the rebels and their cries of self-congratulation.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson