face with

Idioms and Phrases

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

Example Sentences

Tammy Faye Messner, the mascara-laden former wife of televangelist Jim Bakker, the charismatic TV preacher with the choir-boy face with whom she appeared on their popular Christian talk-variety show until his downfall amid scandal in the late 1980s, has died.

From Los Angeles Times

He’s also set records for balancing a lawnmower on his chin, getting hit in the face with wet sponges, and slicing grapes with a sword while standing on a ball.

From NewsForKids.net

Nursery staff first noticed bruises on Charlie's head in April, and in May the toddler was taken to hospital as he had bruises across his face, with Ms Roberts telling doctors her son had fallen, the court heard.

From BBC

Mr Rudakubana was sitting with a single prison officer behind him and holding his grey sweatshirt over his face with his left hand.

From BBC

An emotional Harvey covered her face with both hands after her book was announced as the winner.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• accost
• defy
• encounter
• meet
• oppose
• repel
• resist