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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In 2023, an Arizona State University professor named David Boyles was confronted by two Turning Point activists on campus.
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Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Owens, accompanied by her 10-year-old son, went to Lorincz’s apartment to confront her over the incident.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Due to that situation, SmackDown general manager Nick Aldis came out to confront Drew, followed by Cody Rhodes walking out to yell at Drew for what happened to Fatu.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Tranter mounted a spirited defense of the Time Lord when confronted with Shearman’s quote.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
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Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Owens, accompanied by her 10-year-old son, went to Lorincz’s apartment to confront her over the incident.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Due to that situation, SmackDown general manager Nick Aldis came out to confront Drew, followed by Cody Rhodes walking out to yell at Drew for what happened to Fatu.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Tranter mounted a spirited defense of the Time Lord when confronted with Shearman’s quote.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
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 20 Oct. 2025.
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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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