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Confrontations is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Confrontations in a sentence

Related words

Confrontations | Confrontation

Confrontations meaning

plural of confrontation

Using Confrontations

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of confrontation
  • In the example corpus, confrontations often appears in combinations such as: confrontations with, confrontations between, confrontations and.

Context around Confrontations

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

verbal 1× triggering 1× private 1× bank 1× epic 1× previous 1× possible 1× exciting 1× parent 1×

Often after:

raids 1× boats 1× escalated 1× sparked 1× erupting 1×

Sentence patterns with Confrontations

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and parent confrontations some of 1× avoidance of confrontations with the 1× bank as confrontations sparked by 1× by exciting confrontations from penthouses 1× confrontations between the 1× during confrontations raids and 1× for possible confrontations erupting during 1× leading to confrontations with palestinians 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in a series 2× a police presence 1× citing local and 1× confrontations between the 1× during confrontations raids 1× harry launched a 1×

Common sentence endings:

confrontations with palestinians 2× ammunition and suffocation 1× cannot pass up 1× criminal investigation continues 1× escalated into violence 1× for the country 1×

Words around Confrontations

Just before it in the word index:

confrontationist 2 confrontational 142 confrontation 1.061 confront 969 confreres 2 confraternity 14

Just after it in the word index:

confronted 1.140 confronting 538 confronts 224 confucian 98 confucianism 72 confucianist 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

amos 261 anchors 261 arid 261 articulated 261 batsmen 261 bel 261

Corpus analysis for Confrontations

  • In this selection, "confrontations" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, verbal, triggering, private, raids, boats and escalated stand out and add context to how "confrontations" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and parent confrontations some of and avoidance of confrontations with the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "confrontations" sits close to words such as amos, anchors and arid, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with confrontations

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Confrontations between the government and supreme court judges are rare in Pakistan. (12 words)

In a series of confrontations, boats were chased and rammed, and nets cut using long hawsers. (16 words)

His transition to a reduced role was not easy, leading to some moments when frayed emotions led to confrontations. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

He emphasised the importance of a unified Pakistan and urged the avoidance of confrontations with the army, warning that even in the event of a victory against the military, it would ultimately result in a loss for the country. (39 words)

Harry launched a series of incendiary accusations against members of his family in "Spare," in which he recalled a number of private confrontations between him and other senior royals and detailed his split from the family. (36 words)

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has set up a committee to look into the issue of safe school environments in the wake of several student, teacher, and parent confrontations, some of which escalated into violence. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

The outlet noted that the confrontations between protesters and counter-protesters began with verbal confrontations, and then moved on to physical fights.

A police presence will be maintained in the area to ensure there are no more confrontations, while a criminal investigation continues.

Citing local and medical sources, Palestine’s official Wafa news agency reported that Israeli troops stormed the city early on Thursday, triggering confrontations with Palestinians.

Confrontations between the government and supreme court judges are rare in Pakistan.

During confrontations, raids, and suppressions of activities, two young men were martyred, and several citizens were injured by live ammunition and suffocation.

Harry launched a series of incendiary accusations against members of his family in "Spare," in which he recalled a number of private confrontations between him and other senior royals and detailed his split from the family.

He emphasised the importance of a unified Pakistan and urged the avoidance of confrontations with the army, warning that even in the event of a victory against the military, it would ultimately result in a loss for the country.

His roots as an unfeeling Viltrumite warrior could indicate otherwise, but Nolan could have easily killed Mark at various points in their several confrontations.

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His transition to a reduced role was not easy, leading to some moments when frayed emotions led to confrontations.

In a series of confrontations, boats were chased and rammed, and nets cut using long hawsers.

In a series of persistent incursions by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank, confrontations escalated in various parts, leading to casualties and intense armed clashes with Palestinian Resistance fighters.

Israeli forces have killed seven Palestinians over 24 hours in the occupied West Bank, as confrontations sparked by Hamas's attack on Israel grow.

Israeli forces stormed the town of Beita, the closest town to Huwwara south of Nablus, leading to confrontations with Palestinians.

It doesn’t compare to their epic confrontations in Lucha Underground, but that’s to be expected considering the time and place.

Just as their previous confrontations have driven KGBeast to try and kill Nightwing once more, the opportunity to put KGBeast down is one that Dick simply cannot pass up.

Meanwhile in the UK, the Met police are bracing themselves for possible confrontations erupting during this weekend's remembrance commemorations.

Navigating the glitz of the Hollywood hills and failing to resist the advances of Catherine in his precarious state - becomes a breezy, economical detective flick punctuated by exciting confrontations from penthouses to the beachfront.

No arrests were made, but reports that there were confrontations between protestors and members of An Garda Síochána (Irish police).

On Thursday, a Palestinian man from occupied East Jerusalem also died from wounds sustained during confrontations with Israeli forces after they had stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in May 2021.

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has set up a committee to look into the issue of safe school environments in the wake of several student, teacher, and parent confrontations, some of which escalated into violence.

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Common combinations with confrontations

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "confrontations" in a sentence?
An example: "The outlet noted that the confrontations between protesters and counter-protesters began with verbal confrontations, and then moved on to physical fights." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "confrontations" from authentic English texts.
What does "confrontations" mean?
Confrontations means: plural of confrontation
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