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face up to
verb as in confront
Example Sentences
If convicted, Cherfilus-McCormick could face up to 53 years in prison.
Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz face up to 65 years in prison if convicted on all charges, according to the Eastern District of New York.
None of the defendants had wanted to face up to the danger that had been there for years, according to prosecutor Borche Janev.
If convicted on all charges, the pitchers face up to 65 years in prison.
Rather than face up to that embarrassing failure, the president now spins a conspiracy theory that absolves him of responsibility.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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