confront
verb (used with object)
to face in hostility or defiance; oppose.
was confronting
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past progressiveof confront.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Hezbollah said it was confronting Israeli forces around the outskirts of the towns of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah, Yohmor al-Shaqif and Dibbine, adding that the troops "had not yet succeeded in taking control of the towns".
From Barron's ● May 31, 2026
From Mr Jack’s perspective he was confronting outrageous overreach by the devolved administration.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2024
By then the company was confronting a tide of red ink.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2024
Lawyers for Baldwin were first to announce that prosecutors were changing course, in a sharp turnaround for the Hollywood luminary who just a few months ago was confronting the possibility of a yearslong prison sentence.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
Holding my hand to keep his balance, as trees and bushes made strange, sliding movements in his peripheral vision, Lefty was confronting the possibility that consciousness was a biological accident.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
