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Confronting | Confronted | Confront | Confronts

Confronting meaning

Causing distress; upsetting.

Using Confronting

  • The main meaning on this page is: Causing distress; upsetting.
  • In the example corpus, confronting often appears in combinations such as: confronting the, challenges confronting, in confronting.

Context around Confronting

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

challenges 4× challenge 2× suspects 1× currently 1× parents 1× means 1× war 1×

Often after:

officers 1× teachers 1× challenges 1× buck 1× two 1×

Sentence patterns with Confronting

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

security challenges confronting the country 2× a challenge confronting a number 1× abstain from confronting other nefarious 1× angry parents confronting teachers on 1× another challenge confronting the shinde 1× confronting a culture 1× cooperation on confronting the climate 1× decriminalization are confronting challenges of 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a screen grab 1× after the incident 1× although this imagery 1× another challenge confronting 1× as a security 1× at scene of 1×

Common sentence endings:

confronting the country 2× along the way 1× and difficult task 1× and indo pacific 1× and oak brook 1× confronting the man 1×

Words around Confronting

Just before it in the word index:

confronted 1.140 confrontations 226 confrontationist 2 confrontational 142 confrontation 1.061 confront 969

Just after it in the word index:

confronts 224 confucian 98 confucianism 72 confucianist 4 confucianists 3 confucians 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

judy 620 stalls 620 sutton 620 tri 620 versa 620 annie 619

Corpus analysis for Confronting

  • In this selection, "confronting" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, challenges, challenge, suspects, officers, teachers and challenges stand out and add context to how "confronting" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include security challenges confronting the country and a challenge confronting a number. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "confronting" sits close to words such as judy, stalls and sutton, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with confronting

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

Herzog said, confronting the interviewer. (5 words)

Another challenge confronting the Shinde group is the performance of its ministers. (12 words)

As a security expert, I talk about security challenges confronting the country. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

But regardless of how the issues currently confronting the banking system play out from here, these institutions are clearly embroiled in an operational storm right now where protecting deposits and carefully managing risk will be paramount. (36 words)

Determining the fate of hefty parcels that once delivered millions of dollars in tax revenue is a challenge confronting a number of suburbs, including Deerfield, Glenview, Lincolnshire, Riverwoods, Schaumburg, Morton Grove, Naperville, and Oak Brook. (35 words)

At scene of a mass stabbing-turned-officer-involved shooting in Montgomery County, Md. We are told a man stabbed four victims, before confronting officers with a 12-inch butcher knife. (31 words)

Example sentences (20)

After the incident, Zhang Wei posted an article online detailing the event, along with a video of her confronting the man.

Although this imagery is concentrated on Madoff especially, the series does not abstain from confronting other nefarious roles involved in the matter either.

Another challenge confronting the Shinde group is the performance of its ministers.

As a security expert, I talk about security challenges confronting the country.

A screen grab of the Facebook video showing the suspects confronting the customers of the shop.

At scene of a mass stabbing-turned-officer-involved shooting in Montgomery County, Md. We are told a man stabbed four victims, before confronting officers with a 12-inch butcher knife.

But regardless of how the issues currently confronting the banking system play out from here, these institutions are clearly embroiled in an operational storm right now where protecting deposits and carefully managing risk will be paramount.

Confronting a culture of perfection is a much more complex and difficult task.

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Determining the fate of hefty parcels that once delivered millions of dollars in tax revenue is a challenge confronting a number of suburbs, including Deerfield, Glenview, Lincolnshire, Riverwoods, Schaumburg, Morton Grove, Naperville, and Oak Brook.

Dr Samuel pointed to instances of angry parents confronting teachers on school premises in front of students.

Elsewhere in the world, places implementing decriminalization are confronting challenges of their own.

Episode 35 has a mournful note because realizing who the Moon Princess is means confronting the tragedy of the past.

Furthermore, Poitier emotionally anchors the film to Ruby Dee’s Ruth through her essential role in leading the wagon train and strength in confronting Buck’s vulnerabilities along the way.

Herzog said, confronting the interviewer.

He said the Armed Forces of Nigeria was engaged in several operations across the six geopolitical zones to tackle the security challenges confronting the nation.

He said the major challenges confronting the commission includes wilful destruction of its facilities and the number of taxes imposed on telecommunication companies.

He said the visit was to seek first hand information on the general efforts of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) in addressing security challenges confronting the country.

His visit comes as John Kerry, the U.S. climate envoy, is in Beijing to discuss cooperation on confronting the climate crisis with Chinese officials.

Homelessness is everywhere you look in Birmingham, it is confronting as you walk through the city centre.

If allowed to occur, it will inevitably involve the US in a possible war confronting two theatres, Europe and Indo-Pacific.

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Common combinations with confronting

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "confronting" in a sentence?
An example: "After the incident, Zhang Wei posted an article online detailing the event, along with a video of her confronting the man." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "confronting" from authentic English texts.
What does "confronting" mean?
Confronting means: Causing distress; upsetting.
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