confronted with
Example Sentences
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“My personality is such that if I’m confronted with it I don’t back away from that,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
When confronted with the allegations, she denied them and blamed her law clerk, claiming the clerk made it up in retaliation for a poor performance review.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
Like most Golden State hikers, Crago had long ago learned what to do when confronted with a bear.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
They meet when they are both confronted with a Parkinson's diagnosis.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
When confronted with the charge that, despite his position as vice president, he had paid Callender to write diatribes against the president, Jefferson claimed to know nothing about it.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
