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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On Carrie, that big honking belt was very much in-your-face, but Cyrus’s barely-there micro belt fit blended right in with her ensemble.
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 7 May 2025
The Pistons are young, competitive, brute, have already formed one of the league’s most in-your-face identities and now have experience, too.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 2 May 2025
All the while, its elite, in-your-face defense put a massive dent in the Celtics’ 3-point volume, lowering their average of 3-point attempts per game from a league-high 48.2 during the regular season to 31.2 in this series, which would have ranked last in the NBA.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
And finally, Las Vegas beefed up its offensive line with two more third-round picks in Texas Tech guard Caleb Rogers and William & Mary tackle Charles Grant, both of whom are physical, in-your-face blockers.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 7 May 2025
The Pistons are young, competitive, brute, have already formed one of the league’s most in-your-face identities and now have experience, too.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 2 May 2025
All the while, its elite, in-your-face defense put a massive dent in the Celtics’ 3-point volume, lowering their average of 3-point attempts per game from a league-high 48.2 during the regular season to 31.2 in this series, which would have ranked last in the NBA.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
And finally, Las Vegas beefed up its offensive line with two more third-round picks in Texas Tech guard Caleb Rogers and William & Mary tackle Charles Grant, both of whom are physical, in-your-face blockers.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
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“In-your-face.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in-your-face. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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