confront
verb (used with object)
to face in hostility or defiance; oppose.
confronted
Example Sentences
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The actuator bottleneck Cardenas has warned against is being confronted industry-wide in the U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
The affidavit identifies the woman with the initials “JK” and alleges the dispute broke out on the morning of Aug. 28 after Ross confronted the woman about being tagged in an Instagram photo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
At a time when other sitcoms occasionally tackled social issues in “very special” episodes and “The Cosby Show” hewed to its namesake star’s dedication to respectability politics, “A Different World” regularly confronted harder topics.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
“While others have spoken of peace, I have made peace. While others have ignored threats, I have confronted them.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Of all the dangers the men had confronted so far, this seemed to be the worst.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
