confronted
Example Sentences
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But when confronted with these headlines in August, the energy market barely flinched.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
Yet controversy dogs it: The term “virtue signaling” has not entered the common parlance yet, but on U.S. college campuses and elsewhere, Mr. Simon is confronted by protesters accusing him of defying the U.N. ban.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
When reporters confronted Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. with these facts, he responded that such criticisms were “invalid” and that the cyclosporiasis outbreak was “under control.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The child of South Korean immigrants, she has confronted the high cost of college — she was once forced to drop out to find work — and has experienced financial hardship.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
Like Alex, he had been confronted with the locked metal door and had been determined to find his way past it.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
