confronted
Example Sentences
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But when confronted with these headlines in August, the energy market barely flinched.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
When reporters confronted Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. with these facts, he responded that such criticisms were “invalid” and that the cyclosporiasis outbreak was “under control.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The child of South Korean immigrants, she has confronted the high cost of college — she was once forced to drop out to find work — and has experienced financial hardship.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
When he confronted her, she offered him a divorce, but refused to return a single penny of the bride price.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
A score of genuinely brilliant military leaders who also confronted a superior enemy force—Hannibal, Robert E. Lee, and Napoleon come to mind—were eventually defeated because they presumed that victory meant winning battles.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
