How to Use confront in a Sentence
confront
verb- They confronted the invaders at the shore.
- I confronted her with the evidence.
- 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.
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There are hints that the show plans to confront some of this.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
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Lucy confronts Bree about the tape.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 17 Feb. 2026
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Roberts had hoped to confront the King.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Grief is something that takes time, both to evoke and to confront.
—Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com, 19 Mar. 2022
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To make this real, teams must confront three hard truths.
—Cameron Partridge, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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At last the news seller confronts him.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
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Baez confronted him with his weapon drawn, the sources said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
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Does Lily confront Miles about that?
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 May 2026
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To confront death and choose humor?
—Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
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Ready to confront those trust issues?
—Usa Today, USA Today, 19 June 2026
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You are forced to confront the world in a personal way.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
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Mariah confronted him about it on one of the calls.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
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The three went back outside to confront Smith.
—Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
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So trusting us to lead would mean confronting centuries of bias.
—Kedean Smith, Essence, 3 Apr. 2025
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Williams then went upstairs to confront Thomas.
—Timia Cobb breaking News Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
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Rhaenyra realizes that she’s been played and confronts the child.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
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In the process, she’s forced to confront her own lies and shame about Alice.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
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When Matthews went to confront the man, he was slapped in the face, Fox said.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 31 July 2025
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At times, it’s been challenging, confronting even (for all of us).
—Hannah Silverman, Parents, 5 Feb. 2026
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The man in that car gets out, and is confronted by two men in the other car, the video shows.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2024
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Your home may begin to feel stale when Venus confronts Uranus.
—USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
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As Mars confronts Jupiter, the world is your oyster!
—Usa Today, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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Venita then storms out rather than talk to Salley and confront it.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
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In a barn, Ruben is confronting Niall about…something.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
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Weber Pierson’s bill would confront math in the same way.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 26 Feb. 2026
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