Was Confronted with in a Sentence?

Confronted sentence example. But during the first few weeks I was confronted with unforeseen difficulties. In fact, if she confronted him now and then, he might be more inclined to volunteer information before she found out about it. I had my gun out when I confronted him.

Is it confronted by or confronted with?

The ngrams suggest that confronted with is more common than confronted by in both BE and AE. Certainly I wouldn't call either wrong.

How do you use confront in a sentence?

confronting in a sentence
  1. Police confronting protesters use shields and tear gas but not guns.
  2. Another pitfall confronting the president is the loss of his base.
  3. Soon parents were huddling, confronting their children and sharing stories.
  4. There is so much pain and heartache confronting the black community.
James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

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