confront
Example Sentences
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The country's defence ministry meanwhile said it would "firmly confront any attempts to undermine the country's security".
From BBC • May 17, 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
"I received it from my mother. Now that you confront me like this, I understand that Goudstikker's heirs want the painting back. I didn't know that," she was quoted as saying.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
Everything she did not wish to confront was also missing from her novella—and was necessary to it.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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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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