confrontation
Example Sentences
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For many, however, the dominant feeling is concern about where the confrontation could lead.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
One confrontation involved Ignacio Torres, a center-right provincial governor who, like other governors, wields influence in Congress.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The man who shoved Kelver and who allegedly initiated the confrontation, known only as “S. Durham,” has not been charged.
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026
But veterans in the division — who were shocked by the confrontation — took it as a sign that he was ready to leave the program.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
At the Royal Society Meeting there was no hint that anyone at King’s had mentioned ions since the confrontation with Francis and me in early December.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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