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.
• When one of the bartenders noticed and came onto the floor to confront him, the man ran to the back of the restaurant.
  — Erin Patrick O'Connor, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2022
• Will Portia put the pieces of the puzzle together and muster up the courage to confront him?
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 12 Dec. 2022
• Even if the answer is no, there are plenty of ways to confront the climate crisis while consuming less.
  — Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2022
• Rather than confront Kaleigh, start concentrating on friendships with other girls in the group.
  — Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2024
• Both trials were seen by victims’ groups as a chance to confront trauma on an individual and a national scale.
  — Rick Noack, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2022
• The trip, equal parts heartbreaking and amusing, forces both young men to confront their personal demons and the trauma of their family’s past.
  — Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
• For his part, Pope Benedict made some feeble attempts to confront the multiple problems of the church.
  — Jay Parini, CNN, 31 Dec. 2022
• But its embrace of a more collective approach and willingness to confront long-term problems have their benefits.
  — Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2022
• Striking a tone of unity, Bass said the many, disparate arms of government must come together to confront homelessness.
  — Michael R. Blood and Christoper Weber, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2022
• No matter how things play out in the men’s WarGames match, Rollins should make his presence felt with a major moment confronting Punk.
  — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
• But what about the 2022 projects that did confront Hollywood and moviemaking with more than a passing interest?
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 Dec. 2022
• 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

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024