confronted with

Example Sentences

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Like most Golden State hikers, Crago had long ago learned what to do when confronted with a bear.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

In its recall report, Waymo said vehicles traveling at higher speeds might slow but not stop when confronted with “a potentially untraversable flooded lane.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

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

“When confronted with some intellectual point about his trades, Howie wouldn’t go to an intellectual place,” said one of the people charged with supervising Hubler in his early days at Morgan Stanley.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis