Explore Confronts through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Confronts in a sentence
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Confronts meaning
third-person singular simple present indicative of confront
Using Confronts
- The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of confront
- In the example corpus, confronts often appears in combinations such as: confronts the, he confronts, and confronts.
Context around Confronts
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 9 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Confronts
- In this selection, "confronts" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, stephen, frank, kendra, harmonica, isaac and europe stand out and add context to how "confronts" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an organization confronts and as he confronts the past. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "confronts" sits close to words such as albanian, alienated and apologies, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with confronts
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
After decades of estrangement, Stephen confronts his father. (8 words)
Ellie finally confronts Joel about Sarah, and things get heated. (10 words)
Denise isn’t happy and confronts Ravi about using her daughter. (11 words)
After Harmonica and Cheyenne team up and use the $5,000 bounty on the latter's head to buy the Sweetwater ranch at auction, Frank confronts Harmonica with the same question and receives the same answer — more names of dead men. (41 words)
An underrated classic and the final Lex Luthor story before the New 52 reboot, it features the definitive examination of Lex Luthor’s keen ability to avoid self-reflection and confronts him with a historic revelation. (36 words)
Batman confronts Jason over his ideals, he points out the one major flaw that Jason hasn't really considered: the fact Jason causes just as much suffering as the criminals he kills. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
After decades of estrangement, Stephen confronts his father.
After Harmonica and Cheyenne team up and use the $5,000 bounty on the latter's head to buy the Sweetwater ranch at auction, Frank confronts Harmonica with the same question and receives the same answer — more names of dead men.
After seeing the Marker's horrors for herself, and failing to steal it from the Ishimura, Kendra confronts Isaac on Aegis VII, before being killed by the necromorph Hive Mind.
An underrated classic and the final Lex Luthor story before the New 52 reboot, it features the definitive examination of Lex Luthor’s keen ability to avoid self-reflection and confronts him with a historic revelation.
As he confronts the past he left behind, his deep-rooted psychological turmoil is laid bare.
As per reports, when Khloé Kardashian confronts her mother Kris Jenner, the latter vehemently denies any responsibility.
As Russia’s invasion confronts Europe with the gravest security threat since the cold war, the pair are also, after America and perhaps Britain, Ukraine’s most vital strategic allies.
Batman confronts Jason over his ideals, he points out the one major flaw that Jason hasn't really considered: the fact Jason causes just as much suffering as the criminals he kills.
Daddy Magic confronts Angelo Parker, talking down to him about their loss to Jericho and Omega on Dynamite.
Denise isn’t happy and confronts Ravi about using her daughter.
Ellie finally confronts Joel about Sarah, and things get heated.
Experience and judgment are required to interpret data, but without performance data, they cannot be applied to the reality an organization confronts.
He does, however, locate an underground circuit and sneaks into a lab where he confronts a mechanized version of Tails.
In one of the most unexpected scenes, Costello confronts Billy in an elevator and shoots him in the head at point-blank range.
In the photo, Trump confronts the camera in front of a bland gray backdrop, his eyes meeting the lens in an intense glare.
Laura (Julianna Margulies) confronts Hal about needing his support to get back together with Bradley.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu shook up her government by appointing a top security adviser to be premier as the former Soviet republic bordering Ukraine confronts an increasingly perilous geopolitical environment.
Once Spider-Man confronts Kraven after being buried, Kraven gives up.
Salman also confronts Ankita Lokhande for seeking outside information from her doctor in the house; later, the Pavitra Rishta actress apologises for her action.
Set after the events in Captain America: Civil War follows Natasha Romanoff as she confronts her past and reunites with her estranged “family” of spies and assassins.
Common combinations with confronts
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: