confrontation

Example Sentences

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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

"History has repeatedly shown that both China and the US stand to gain from cooperation and lose from confrontation," it said.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Despite its potential danger, the snake typically avoids confrontation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

If there were a confrontation, I thought, I would assume my new persona of “disturbed” student and use it to bluff my way through.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers