confronting

Example Sentences

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“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

Pelley — angry over the dismissal of his other co-workers — was fired Tuesday, a day after confronting the program’s new executive producer Nick Bilton at his first staff meeting.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Waters said, while there was "no single reason why Labour collapsed... confronting the extent and the depth of the defeat is the first thing".

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Fujiko sat back and cultivated in herself the spirit of quiet dignity that would be necessary in confronting Hatsue.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson