in the face

Idioms  

More idioms and phrases containing in the face

• blue in the face
• fly in the face
• look one in the face
• red in the face
• slap in the face
• stare in the face
• talk someone's arm off (until blue in the face)

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Example Sentences

Officials told departments late last year that they needed to make cuts to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars in the face of what at the time was a projected $936 million deficit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Analysts said that showed the world's top economy remained resilient in the face of surging prices, but ramped up bets on the Fed raising interest rates.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Britain's asylum system is "failing to cope in the face of severe pressure", an influential committee of cross-party MPs has warned.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Wilson, who owns around 8.7% of Lululemon’s outstanding shares, had been trying to shake up the board in the face of steep competition against brands like Vuori and lower-priced dupes.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

And he didn’t want to look Gibby in the face, either.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly