confrontation
Example Sentences
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We don’t like confrontation, in daily life at least, and we are masters of the silent treatment, hidden meanings and passive aggression.
From MarketWatch
The footage does not appear to show any confrontations between police and protesters happening nearby at the time he was hit.
From Los Angeles Times
I remember standing there in Aunt Lotti’s kitchen watching this confrontation, and feeling very confused.
From Literature
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Though weakened, the militant group has said it is ready for a long confrontation.
From Barron's
Segal never loses her equipoise, or her sense of humor, in these most extreme confrontations with mortality.
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