confront
verb (used with object)
to face in hostility or defiance; oppose.
confronted
Example Sentences
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that his country had "some difficulties... about Starlink and about intelligence" as it confronted Russian attacks on Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Ethologists, who study animal behavior, have confronted this problem for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Parents today are confronted by parenting styles including "helicopter parenting", which is focused on closely monitoring and protecting children from harm, and "tiger parenting", which involves strict parenting and high expectations for achievement.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
The actuator bottleneck Cardenas has warned against is being confronted industry-wide in the U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
The big surprise was the inclusion on the committee of Harvey Rape, the owner of Harvey’s Cafeteria, who had confronted protesters outside his business only a few nights before.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
