How to Use in the face of in a Sentence

in the face of

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  • Their play proved why, even in the face of adversity in the second half.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • 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
  • Their courage quickly wavers in the face of the location’s eerie atmosphere and the deafening sound of cicadas.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 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
  • There’s spiritual tidying to do, too; the trio help their subjects find lightness and acceptance in the face of divorce, illness, aging, and even death.
    — Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 2 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
  • 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, 4 July 2026
  • His authentic character and fearlessness in the face of adversity will live on forever through this distinguished award.
    — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 1 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
  • Today Twain would be startled by the passivity of a once-mighty Congress that has all but crumbled in the face of pressure from the White House.
    — Ron Chernow, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
  • Riley Newman finished just behind the New Jersey women, carrying his team this week in the face of adversity.
    — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Civility isn’t the absence of disagreement, heated disagreement or even outright anger, but continued engagement in the face of and despite such emotion.
    — Deborah Mower, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
  • Entrepreneurs win by seeing what’s real, noticing what’s broken, deciding what matters and then bringing a better outcome into existence—often in the face of resistance.
    — Kevin Brady, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Five substitutes poured on, including the evergreen Michael Leitch, and Italy's rate of unforced errors increased in the face of determined defense.
    — ABC News, 4 July 2026
  • Homeland Security’s defense of their agents in the face of the shootings led to serious shakeups at the department after their descriptions of what happened were scrutinized and shifted.
    — Michael Loria, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • Assad was forced to flee the country after government forces collapsed in the face of a surprise offensive launched by a coalition of rebel groups, led by Sharaa's Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 7 July 2026
  • Part of Black history is innovation in the face of oppression and a determination to create safe, inclusive, and joyful spaces for ourselves and for everyone.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 29 June 2026
  • But public opinion has rapidly deteriorated in the face of concerns about the infrastructure’s impact on electricity bills and the environment.
    — Julia Shapero, The Hill, 22 June 2026
  • Ukraine and its neighbors are increasingly skeptical that the US will come to their aid in the face of Russian aggression, and are taking precautions accordingly.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 6 July 2026
  • Today, the board's role is expected to include questioning assumptions, exploring multiple scenarios and agilely adjusting course in the face of disruptive changes.
    — Susana Sierra, Forbes.com, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The alliance then experienced a resurgence in the face of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, which mobilized member states to address the conflict.
    — Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 7 July 2026
  • As a result, the major swing factors for Tuesday night’s report will include sales trends in China, where Nike has really struggled in the face of local competition, and forward guidance.
    — Zev Fima,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 28 June 2026
  • Korn Ferry research on leadership and disruption found that nearly 66% of leaders identify agility and flexibility in the face of change as critical leadership traits.
    — Tracy Lawrence, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • As a result, more locations are rolling out updates that will change how travelers interact with cultural and natural heritage, and will, hopefully, increase the resiliency of these sites in the face of growing environmental impacts and overtourism.
    — Julia Eskins, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2021
  • That is not new, but what may be new today is the way that employees need or look for emotional support at work, especially in the face of anxieties about AI, economic uncertainty, and social and political polarization.
    — Holly Corbett, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The presidential majority, led by the long-serving FLN party, is urging broad turnout to strengthen Algeria domestically in the face of geopolitical challenges.
    — ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • Their Ballon d’Or-winning winger Ousmane Dembele had the ball in his hands, a decoy to avoid unwanted attention on the actual taker Mbappe, and Dembele quite literally laughed in the face of the petulant Velazquez.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist Maria Ressa was recognized with the club’s Daniel Pearl Award recognizing extraordinary courage and commitment to journalism in the face of adversity.
    — William Earl, Variety, 29 June 2026

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