confront
Example Sentences
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A group of about five or six people jumped out to confront them.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
For now, Congolese authorities say they are relying on hard‑learned experience, and public‑health measures, to confront what is now the country's 17th Ebola outbreak.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
It is one thing to make a schematic diagram of social categories, and another thing to confront examples of them in the flesh; that is the tension that runs through “People.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
Taiwan, too, would confront Beijing with political realities that military force cannot erase.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
He had not wanted to violate the court order, he said, but he felt that the marchers had to confront the state troopers to demonstrate their resolve.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
Vocabulary lists containing confront
The Bill of Rights
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"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker
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Twelve Days in May
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