confrontation
Example Sentences
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The incident occurred Saturday at about 8 p.m., according to police, after two people reported a confrontation with a group of minors on the beachside path.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
The AI’s misidentification and the human decisions that followed turned a normal evening into a traumatic confrontation.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
Valverde later denied reports the pair had physically fought, insisting the injury occurred after he "accidentally hit a table" during the confrontation.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
The reason so many people struggle to say that plainly is because saying it forces a confrontation far larger than this case.
From Slate • May 8, 2026
Unfortunately, this delay did not make the confrontation any more successful.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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