confront
verb (used with object)
to face in hostility or defiance; oppose.
has confronted
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present perfectof confront (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He has confronted demonstrators numerous times at the Broadview ICE processing center, where federal agents have repeatedly deployed tear gas and other crowd-control methods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2025
But the densely-arranged, sumptuous soul often pushed his voice back in the mix – something he has confronted on his latest record, Small Changes.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2024
But the delay is a window into the confusion and chaos that has confronted the military alliance’s rush to supply the F-16s.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2024
Raoni has confronted Dutilleux about the absence of payments on many occasions.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2023
For more than 100 years no such danger has confronted civilization.
From New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2 Who Began the War, and Why? by Various
