confrontation

Example Sentences

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She insisted however that "Cuba has always believed in dialogue" and "not in confrontation."

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The fatal confrontation reportedly began with disturbances outside a conference at Sciences Po, the highly-regarded French political science institute.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

That approach lowers the stakes of confrontation but reinforces the idea that the primary goal is expression rather than persuasion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

"History has repeatedly shown that both China and the US stand to gain from cooperation and lose from confrontation," it said.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

According to Owen, during the ensuing confrontation he asked Woodall point-blank if Deysel’s name was on the permit.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer