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Definition of Confronted
1. confront [v] - See also: confront
Lexicographical Neighbors of Confronted
Literary usage of Confronted
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Constitution of the United States by United States, Robert Desty, Albert J. Brunner (1884)
"... ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation ;
to be confronted with the witnesses against Jam ; to hace ..."
2. The Invasion of the Crimea: Its Origin and an Account of Its Progress Down by Alexander William Kinglake (1887)
"... and, teries" since those were, all of them, works which our confronted people
directly confronted, it was impossible to English, avoid sharp comparison ..."
3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... material into consideration as well, we are confronted with widely divergent
opinions, so much so that the brilliant pedigree becomes greatly dimmed. ..."
4. A Treatise on the Law of Evidence by Simon Greenleaf (1899)
"14. ... lu all such trials [of crimes and misdemeanors], the accused shall ...
be confronted with the witnesses against him. § 15. ..."
5. History of the United States of America Under the Constitution by James Schouler (1899)
"Grant, positive that this long line which now confronted him at every point from
Richmond to Five Forks must be weak and penetrable in places, ..."
6. The Advanced Montessori Method by Maria Montessori (1917)
"Science is confronted by a mass of unsolved problems.— The outcome of all these
researches is a growing mass of unsolved problems. ..."
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