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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Literary Hub, 29 May 2026
The man who was shot, Shawn Webster, is a Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer Department employee who had just returned from work when Cooper confronted him, Webster’s mother told WPLG-Local 10 at the time.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
Supporters, meanwhile, argue Bass inherited decades-old crises that no mayor could quickly resolve and credit her with confronting politically difficult issues such as homelessness while also defending Los Angeles during immgration enforcement actions last summer.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 29 May 2026
He is confronted by the American meteorologist Krick, who disagrees with him about the potentially disastrous forecast.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
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“Confront.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confront. Accessed 31 May. 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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