in the face of

phrase

variants or less commonly in face of
: face-to-face with : despite
fearless in the face of danger

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Putting an amount equal to my monthly premium of $73 in savings each month wouldn’t have gone very far in the face of such a large bill. — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 6 July 2026 Vozinha could hold up in the face of a relentless Argentina attack for only so long, however. — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 4 July 2026 Eloy Room stood tall in the face of it all to make the most saves in a 90-minute World Cup match to secure a historic point for Curacao. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026 Now the push for justice in the face of federal indifference represents another challenge to the president’s vision. — Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for in the face of

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