confrontation

Example Sentences

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Police separated the two groups to prevent any confrontation, which was limited to an exchange of slogans.

From Barron's

She said their actions were "more performative than real" and that the defendants had really wanted to film footage of a confrontation with Nye and them giving her the Bible.

From BBC

The “Crossfire” confrontation is a linchpin in this story, but as Zengerle reminds readers, it’s not as cut-and-dry as a comic book villain origin story would be.

From Salon

I remember thinking that Russia and the West were on that "bicycle made for two", and that Cold War-style confrontation was all in the past.

From BBC

Its aim, the acting president said, is to "heal the wounds of political confrontation, violence, and extremism".

From BBC