confronting

Example Sentences

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“If you talk to old-timers who fought this thing in the ’50s and ’60s, they talk about it like it was Vietnam: They are having flashbacks to confronting this horror.”

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Waters said, while there was "no single reason why Labour collapsed... confronting the extent and the depth of the defeat is the first thing".

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Hezbollah said it was confronting Israeli forces around the outskirts of the towns of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah, Yohmor al-Shaqif and Dibbine, adding that the troops "had not yet succeeded in taking control of the towns".

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Drone experts said that striking operators, their communications systems and their supply chain is key to confronting the threat.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 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