face up (to)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for face up (to)
Verb
  • The Refreshments, fronted by Roger Clyne, split up the following year, with Clyne forming his band the Peacemakers in 1999.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Britain was swaggering on the global stage once more, fronted by a new pantheon of pop culture gods.
    Thomas Page, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • No one wants to return home from a long, busy day and be confronted with a cluttered entryway.
    Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2025
  • But Oregon leaders have been far less aggressive in confronting the historical artifacts that critics say hold green energy back.
    Tony Schick, ProPublica, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In the bakery chain’s latest campaign, the Mean Girls actor is faced with a grueling decision over which Panera menu items to order.
    Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The Trump administration has faced weeks of furor from some segments of the president’s political base, which have demanded public disclosure of files related to Epstein.
    Jake Offenhartz, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Place the chicken in front of you, breast up, with the neck pointing away from you.
    Peter Barrett, Outside Online, 9 June 2025
  • Its superiority was passed like a shibboleth among food connoisseurs: Thighs are juicier, tastier, are almost half the price—preferable in just about every way to the boneless, skinless, flavorless breasts that reign supreme in America.
    Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Attendees braved sunny weather with temperatures at nearly 90 degrees.
    Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
  • On Friday, Matt and Tracy Kennel braved the early-morning traffic on highway 27 from their Port Jefferson home to attend the kickoff event for the opening of the newest very Hamptons attraction: the Rivian Hamptons charging outpost.
    Stephanie Krikorian, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The cornerback shaded to take away the middle part of the end zone, almost daring someone to test him on the boundary, and that’s about when Chiefs receiver Jason Brownlee knew.
    Sam McDowell August 10, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2025
  • There has, after all, been a lot of talk about whether Prince William would dare to do something that King Charles has so far been reluctant to do: taking away Prince Andrew and Prince Harry’s titles.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 10 Aug. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Face up (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/face%20up%20%28to%29. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!