in the face of

Idioms  

1. Despite the opposition of, notwithstanding, as in In the face of published statistics, they insist there is no flu epidemic . [Early 1800s] Also see fly in the face of .

2. When confronted with, as in It is hard for brokers to be cheerful in the face of a falling stock market . [Late 1800s]

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Example Sentences

In the face of a robot invasion, resistance is futile.

From Salon

But in its way, AI also brings out the better angels of Valerie’s nature in the face of such callousness.

From Salon

The memory market is traditionally cyclical, which is why some on Wall Street are skittish even in the face of sky-high prices for dynamic random-access memory and NAND.

From MarketWatch

The pursuit of perfection flies in the face of a critical lesson sports should teach.

From The Wall Street Journal

But unlike that Oscar winner, “Two Prosecutors” has a man of conscience at its center — a confident crusader who becomes increasingly puny in the face of Stalin’s Soviet Union.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• in spite of
• regardless of