How to Use confront in a Sentence

confront

verb
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  • They confronted the invaders at the shore.
  • I confronted her with the evidence.
  • She confronted him about his smoking.
  • The country is reluctant to confront its violent past.
  • The photographs confront the viewer with images of desperate poverty.
  • There are hints that the show plans to confront some of this.
    — Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Deputies confronted Ikeguchi on foot about a mile from the scene of the shooting.
    — Timothy Bella, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The man in that car gets out, and is confronted by two men in the other car, the video shows.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Tom Lynch, a D.C. police spokesman, said the guard confronted the youths and took the items away, but the youths grabbed the items back and ran to the vehicle in the garage.
    — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Why was now the perfect time for Stede and Blackbeard to confront their issues?
    — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The suspect was confronted by sheriff’s deputies about a mile from Mag.
    — Will Carless, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Also, when they were confronted by racist police, by the Klan—most often one in the same back then.
    — Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al, 27 July 2023
  • Beatriz will have to confront her deepest fears to save Julia and return to the future.
    — Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 21 June 2023
  • When confronted with aches, pains, or stress, many people turn to their favorite cup of tea.
    — Lauren Manaker Ms, Rdn, Health, 13 Mar. 2024
  • If you are confronted with such clothes, the temptation to touch will likely strike.
    — Leah Faye Cooper, WSJ, 6 Jan. 2024
  • The free world must stand with Israel and confront rather than negotiate with evil.
    — Garry Kasparov, WSJ, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Balado paused, brushed back her hair as if to ready herself, and confronted the man as the camera panned to get him in view.
    — Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
  • At the climax of Cukor’s film, Paula confronts her husband with the truth of his manipulations.
    — Leslie Jamison, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The teen told police the man confronted them and accused them of throwing rocks at his vehicle.
    — Irene Wright, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Aug. 2023
  • And there’s a couple of times in our show where my character, Nora, is confronting the outside world in some sense.
    — Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 June 2023
  • Ron Howard will confront a three-mile-tall alien in Imagine TV’s latest foray.
    — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Alumni and current students walked out from the safety of the yeshiva's walls to confront enemies.
    — Eben Brown, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2023
  • The Supreme Court will soon confront a different question arising from the aftermath of the 2020 election.
    — Adam Liptak, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • But this year, the event is confronting a UAW strike that has sent shockwaves through the automotive industry.
    — Michael Dobuski, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Well, in the second episode, Raylan confronts Clement in relation to the murders of a judge (Keith David) and his assistant.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 July 2023
  • That the agency sought to use its long-standing authority to confront a new threat counted against it.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Host Shaun Robinson led the couples (and exes) through their final chance to process — and confront — their latest regrets.
    — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 2 Oct. 2023
  • In their quest to cover up the truth to save face, the brothers are forced to confront their own troubled relationship and deal with their dead father’s secret love life.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Over time, however, and with the help of friends, Hargitay was able to confront the incident and realized that her friend had raped her.
    — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
  • When Perry came backstage after the match, Punk—who was slated to wrestle Samoa Joe in the main show opener to follow—confronted him about the comment.
    — Aew With Cause, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2023

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