confront
verb
con·front
kən-ˈfrənt 
confronted; confronting; confronts
1
: to face especially in challenge : oppose
confront an enemy
The mayor was confronted by a group of protesters.
2
a
: to cause to meet : bring face-to-face
confront a reader with statistics
confronted her with the evidence
b
: to meet face-to-face : encounter
confronted the possibility of failure
confronter
noun
Examples of confront in a Sentence
They confronted the invaders at the shore.
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.
I confronted her with the evidence.
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Caravaggio, born and trained in Lombardy, had a creative boldness based on confronting reality.
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Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Days earlier, the board of trustees confronted Carter about a tip from outside the university.
—Julie Carr Smyth The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 13 Mar. 2026
In Season 1, confronted with overdoses, drownings, and a host of other crises great and small, the team nevertheless found time to deliver the soapiness that the best medical series have always brought.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
Authorities said a man drove a vehicle through the synagogue’s doors and down a hallway before being confronted by security guards who opened fire.
—Daniel Hunt
march 12, Sacbee.com, 13 Mar. 2026
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Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Days earlier, the board of trustees confronted Carter about a tip from outside the university.
—Julie Carr Smyth The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 13 Mar. 2026
In Season 1, confronted with overdoses, drownings, and a host of other crises great and small, the team nevertheless found time to deliver the soapiness that the best medical series have always brought.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
Authorities said a man drove a vehicle through the synagogue’s doors and down a hallway before being confronted by security guards who opened fire.
—Daniel Hunt
march 12, Sacbee.com, 13 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for confront
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“Confront.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confront. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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confront
verb
con·front
kən-ˈfrənt
1
: to face especially in challenge : oppose
confront an enemy
2
: to bring face-to-face : cause to meet
confronted with difficulties
confrontation
noun
ˌkän-(ˌ)frən-ˈtā-shən
Legal Definition
confront
transitive verb
con·front
kən-ˈfrənt
: to face or bring face-to-face for the purpose of challenging especially through cross-examination
the accused shall enjoy the right…to be confronted with the witnesses against him—U.S. Constitution amend. VI
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