confrontation
Example Sentences
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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
In the spring of 2021, a 25-year-old man was summoned to help a friend in a confrontation at a low-income housing development in Middletown, Connecticut.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
Its excessive confrontation was also driving important trading partners in the region, such as South Korea, the Philippines and Vietnam, closer to Washington.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
"Cracks within the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council and open Iran-UAE confrontation have altered the geopolitics," he added.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
His dinner—and thus, he suspected, his confrontation with the star—could wait.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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