confront
verb (used with object)
to face in hostility or defiance; oppose.
confronted
Example Sentences
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Wes said that Eric was confronted near the mailbox in front of the house on Crane Street.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
During the case, haunting dashcam footage from the police patrol car was played showing the moment PC Harper confronted teenagers Henry Long, Bowers and Cole down a dark country lane.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
He confronted the then-president, J. Michael Pressimone, telling him the practice was improper and had to end.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Tim Cook, on his last Apple earnings report as chief executive, confronted one of the biggest threats to the sparkling, asset-light business model he built.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
At an antislavery convention, William Lloyd Garrison confronted her.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
