- present participle of confront.
confronting
Example Sentences
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Jeremy Allen White finds the power of social media frightening -- an anxiety he's now confronting in his latest film.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Ukraine is understandably cagey about how it goes about confronting this increasingly sophisticated threat, but electronic methods to disrupt the drones' connectivity are high on the list.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
In a place filled with people confronting the challenge of rebuilding their lives, the lyrics of one particular song were a reverie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
That also means confronting one of the industry’s most persistent assumptions: that a successful chef must sacrifice everything else to the job.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
She said she didn’t want to be there, talking to Terryl, dealing with it, confronting her husband.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
