How to Use in-your-face in a Sentence

in-your-face

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  • Both were cozy and not in-your-face strong, in a good way.
    Shafaq Patel, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024
  • But that kind of in-your-face move could spark a messy veto fight.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2023
  • The hope for the Charge is that their lines will come in waves with speed and an in-your-face style that can knock the Frost off their game.
    Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 20 May 2025
  • But this in-your-face modern tragedy has something to say and says it with verve and style.
    Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2023
  • His in-your-face classicism is the kind of thing critics love to fight about.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 May 2024
  • Aries often prefer in-your-face wines, like a Cab, Brown says.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Suggs is one of the most in-your-face perimeter defenders in the NBA this season.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 8 Jan. 2024
  • These are the kinds of in-your-face, explicit actions that the current climate calls for.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 7 July 2025
  • The subtext, and sometimes the in-your-face text is that exercise is mostly about weight loss and how one looks.
    Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Feb. 2023
  • No one ever accused Skrillex of subtlety, and this is prime in-your-face fun.
    Pitchfork, 7 Dec. 2023
  • These pieces are all designed to fit the Jean Paul Gaultier narrative of cheeky, fun, and in-your-face clothing.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 17 Apr. 2024
  • The Buckeyes play a fast, in-your-face type of hockey that relies on keeping players fresh with quick line shifts.
    Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Rodrigo's whole look is a far cry from the brazen, in-your-face outfits of the 2000s: Her letting the fuzzy top be the focal point feels like just the right amount of statement.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2023
  • With no off-road package and an in-your-face mug that limits its approach angle, the LX lacks the off-road chops of its Toyota kin.
    Nicholas Wallace, Car and Driver, 16 Mar. 2023
  • At New York's Hudson Yards shopping center, any store with an in-your-face sale sign was drawing a crowd.
    Jeannette Neumann and Olivia Rockeman Bloomberg News (tns), arkansasonline.com, 26 Nov. 2023
  • At New York’s Hudson Yards shopping center, any store with an in-your-face sale sign was drawing a crowd.
    Jeannette Neumann, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Think more subtle fir tree imagery and twinkling lights, than in-your-face Christmas decor.
    Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024
  • With their in-your-face style, the Panthers are bound to be fairly generous in putting their opposition on the PP.
    Stephen Conroy, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2024
  • There’s tons of in-your-face werewolf action, big guns and lots of blood and guts in this throwback flick that would feel right at home in a drive-in double feature.
    William Earl, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Don’t call them retreads, these are vital in-your-face live performances.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2024
  • On the other hand, Main Street has also proved a hot spot for films that want a little bit of in-your-face promotion by being seen up and down the hilly road.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The flavor of the boozy version isn’t nearly as in-your-face orange as its inspiration.
    Emily Heil, Washington Post, 15 May 2023
  • Sculptural Statements These artful ear cuffs scream cool girl and make an in-your-face statement when worn solo.
    Samantha Solomon, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2024
  • Burgundy offers just enough pop without being too in-your-face.
    Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement Part of that has to do with how early 1990s in-your-face filmmaking can still shock.
    Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
  • The same goes for any in-your-face promos for solutions shoppers perceive as nonessential.
    John Hall, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2023
  • 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.
    Alison Syrett Cleary, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The mountains look glorious, green, and bizarrely in-your-face.
    Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
  • With its in-your-face flavor, this is not a shy side dish, though.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Dec. 2025
  • His in-your-face, fastest-mouth-in-the-West presence was ahead of everyone, ahead of the whole culture.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025

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