Synonyms

face with

Idioms

Confront, as in When he was faced with the evidence, he admitted it. [Late 1500s]

Example Sentences

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Many of those who moved to Miami quickly came face to face with its limits.

From The Wall Street Journal

You have discussed on Substack some of the risks that investors face with gold.

From Barron's

Audience member Matthew Robinson, 36, hides his face with his paddle before finally heading up to the stage.

From Los Angeles Times

“Could it be that I have come face to face with my mortal enemy, the great black-backed gull?”

From Literature

She felt my pulse, changed all the bandages on my monkey bites, and washed my face with a cool rag.

From Literature

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