in-your-face
adjective
: characterized by or expressive of bold and often defiant aggressiveness
in-your-face basketball
also
: aggressively intrusive
in-your-face advertising
Examples of in-your-face in a Sentence
an in-your-face attitude that sometimes puts people off
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Try topping off a deep, neutral outfit with an in-your-face neon beanie, or tone down a print-heavy look with a simple off-white or black style.
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Alison Syrett Cleary, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026
The mountains look glorious, green, and bizarrely in-your-face.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
The music in Marty Supreme is a central character, one as freewheeling, in-your-face, and impossible to resist as Marty himself.
—Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 23 Dec. 2025
No opportunity for a close-up is left behind, yet Cooper uses these literally in-your-face compositions to the film’s advantage.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2025
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Alison Syrett Cleary, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026
The mountains look glorious, green, and bizarrely in-your-face.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
The music in Marty Supreme is a central character, one as freewheeling, in-your-face, and impossible to resist as Marty himself.
—Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 23 Dec. 2025
No opportunity for a close-up is left behind, yet Cooper uses these literally in-your-face compositions to the film’s advantage.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in-your-face
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“In-your-face.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in-your-face. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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