How to Use confront in a Sentence

confront

verb

• 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
• But this is the first time I’ve been confronted with this.
  — Samanth Subramanian, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024
• 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
• The scene then switches to Robyn confronting Kody outside in the snow.
  — Hannah Sacks, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
• Tune into others on the 4th, and confront issues on the 5th.
  — Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 1 June 2023
• 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 drivers confronted each other in the garage area, and Stenhouse Jr. took the first swing.
  — Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 23 May 2024
• There are two ways of confronting the tensions that have seized hold of Europe in recent days and weeks.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 29 June 2024
• Then one of the protesters confronts the man and the two put up their fists before the protester punches the man.
  — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 5 Aug. 2024
• They're being confronted at the front end, and those things are being looked at.
  — CBS News, 3 Nov. 2024
• The suspect was confronted by sheriff’s deputies about a mile from Mag.
  — Will Carless, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2023
• That’s as close as any officer got to confronting Toms.
  — Ashley Luthern, jsonline.com, 10 Apr. 2023
• The victim came out of the residence and confronted them.
  — Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
• Also, when they were confronted by racist police, by the Klan—most often one in the same back then.
  — Roy S. Johnson | [e-mail], al, 27 July 2023
• For most of history, humans didn’t live long enough to confront the ailments of old age.
  — Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
• 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
• Agents then confronted Murphy and her boyfriend, the release says.
  — Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 May 2024
• If you are confronted with such clothes, the temptation to touch will likely strike.
  — Leah Faye Cooper, WSJ, 6 Jan. 2024
• So will the army of henchmen who are inevitably there to confront Wick, and who will be mowed down like Grand Theft Auto fodder.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 Mar. 2023
• 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
• With buyers confronting inflated prices and still-high loan rates, sales of new U.S. autos rose only 1% through September over the same period last year.
  — Tom Krisher, The Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Nov 2024