confronting

Example Sentences

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Before Alphy, past seasons featured arcs about its citizens and vicars confronting bigotry.

From Salon • Jun. 16, 2026

Fox accepted she had breached company policy by confronting the shoplifter.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

“If you talk to old-timers who fought this thing in the ’50s and ’60s, they talk about it like it was Vietnam: They are having flashbacks to confronting this horror.”

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

More people are becoming parents at older ages, and they are confronting a new and often surprising financial reality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

I was again faced with the dilemma of Valentine’s Day, confronting another strange ritual I did not understand.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah