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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Kelly, during the demonstration, filmed himself directly confronting lead pastor Jonathan Parnell and shouting in the faces of parishioners, even following them to their cars with crying children in tow.
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Jan. 2026
In the years before my grandmother’s passing, my mother confronted her mother about the past.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Board Chair Sarah Leonardi said the district is confronting significant financial realities as members considered school closures, boundary adjustments, and a proposal to move some high school graduations from large venues to on‑campus gymnasiums.
—Anna McAllister, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
According to Good’s wife, the couple were protesters who confronted heavily armed agents determined to scare them away.
—Stephanie A, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2026
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Jan. 2026
In the years before my grandmother’s passing, my mother confronted her mother about the past.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Board Chair Sarah Leonardi said the district is confronting significant financial realities as members considered school closures, boundary adjustments, and a proposal to move some high school graduations from large venues to on‑campus gymnasiums.
—Anna McAllister, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
According to Good’s wife, the couple were protesters who confronted heavily armed agents determined to scare them away.
—Stephanie A, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 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 23 Jan. 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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