confront
verb (used with object)
to face in hostility or defiance; oppose.
confronts
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present tense formof confront (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Waititi confronts an ominous future in which children undergo genetic enhancements to become super-smart and society is even more stratified than it is now.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Quentin Fottrell confronts one 60-year-old reader’s dilemma: He wants to retire, and his wife says the couple can’t afford it.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
She is filming the scene in a busy Baghdad street on her phone, and the camera captures him resisting her attempts to open the door as she confronts him.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
And unless she confronts him, these judgments will live in her mind unchallenged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
As soon as dinner is over, Grandma follows me to my room and confronts me.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
