All 8 Uses of
confront
in
Always Running
- Most children recognize the hypocrisy of emphasizing a linear, clean and de-sexed past while they confront daily the muddy, uncertain and hybrid truths.†
Chpt Intr. *
- When this one happened, she ran next door to confront that kid's mother.†
Chpt 1
- A major confrontation erupted just above where the two high schools were playing their game, oblivious to what was going on.†
Chpt 4confrontation = an argument or a hostile situation
- We confronted them in the street in front of the school.†
Chpt 4
- Erect nipples confronted me on firm breasts.†
Chpt 4
- Even though we had not seen each other for two years since we met during the Mission's Fiesta Days carnival, I felt compelled to confront her.†
Chpt 7
- Unfortunately, I didn't talk to anyone before I confronted Terry.†
Chpt 9
- Mark Keppel High School continued in crisis — including undergoing a major confrontation the following year after I graduated.†
Chpt 10confrontation = an argument or a hostile situation
Definition:
to deal directly with an unpleasant situation or person
or:
to challenge someone -- often by presenting evidence
or:
to challenge someone -- often by presenting evidence