confronted with
Example Sentences
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For many, being confronted with something like that would have been enough to never return to a mountain - but for Matty and Brandan, that wasn't an option.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
George’s sheep may be intelligent, but they are stubbornly ahistoric when confronted with facts they’d rather not acknowledge.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
It’s a paralyzing realization, she argued, being confronted with “the limits of our body and perspectives — the limits of our very lives.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
"Most Chinese people are quite studious and forward-looking, so when confronted with new things, they might have stronger feelings" of so-called FOMO, he said.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
It seemed vaguely wrong to Ralph, in violation of some code; he felt confronted with a language close to one he knew, yet strange.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
