Example Sentences

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In the run-up to its debut, Abel had joked that writing it had been the most difficult challenge he had confronted during his first two months as CEO.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Oakland Police Department said in a statement that officers had confronted Martin after responding to a call at a home in the early hours of Saturday morning.

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

The officer had confronted Gainer after being summoned by a 911 call on Saturday afternoon to a house in the 13400 block of Iroquois Road.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2024

Paris St-Germain's Lee Kang-in subsequently apologised after reports emerged that he had confronted Son.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2024

“You was a-saying,” he observed, when we had confronted one another in silence, “that surely I must understand. What, surely must I understand?”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens