- present participle of confront.
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
But neither is China confronting the issue head on.
From BBC • 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
Hezbollah said it was confronting Israeli forces around the outskirts of the towns of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah, Yohmor al-Shaqif and Dibbine, adding that the troops "had not yet succeeded in taking control of the towns".
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
It seems to me that one ought to rejoice in the fact of death—ought to decide, indeed, to earn one’s death by confronting with passion the conundrum of life.
From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin
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