How to Use in the face of in a Sentence

in the face of

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  • The memoir is about the persistence of life in the face of death.
    — Sky Davis, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2026
  • To shun them now is to spit in the face of our nation’s history.
    — Derek Slap, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026
  • For those who don’t even break a sweat in the face of danger, a bare-it-all pixie with polish.
    — Loren Savini, Allure, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Silence by artists in the face of genocide and apartheid will not be forgotten.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Their play proved why, even in the face of adversity in the second half.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • Europe’s carmakers have floundered in the face of these changes.
    — Andrew McAfee, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Players from both teams wanted to keep the energy up in the face of the delays.
    — Doha Madani, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Pricing for the phones matters in the face of soaring memory costs.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
  • His grace and humility in the face of it all personified what this team meant to so many of us.
    — Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • No one remembers the countless teams that never recovered in the face of long odds.
    — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • Courage, perseverance, the power of art in the face of death—these are the movie’s themes, and all are handled well.
    — Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
  • But store sales disappointed investors as consumers pulled back in the face of higher gas prices.
    — Sharon Edelson, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • But also how people can feel powerless in the face of a world that feels more and more unequal, more unfair.
    — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Taking action, even in the face of uncertainty, is what sets those who succeed apart from those who don’t.
    — Naveen Jain, Fortune, 9 July 2026
  • Smith stood tall in the pocket in the face of pressure, an issue for him in Las Vegas last year.
    — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
  • That may have worked well in the face of an authoritarian state; there were no leaders to arrest.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Iran’s economy is struggling mightily in the face of this onslaught.
    — Michael P. Dempsey, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • But unfortunately, all these pleasures prove to be fleeting in the face of the film’s problems.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Here are a few more tips from our experts on raising a self-sufficient child in the face of the snowplow parenting trend.
    — Cheryl Maguire, Parents, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Going into next season, how does Charles keep his optimistic outlook in the face of all that?
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2026
  • Both Altman and Amodei have since agreed to slow development down in the face of these threats.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 9 Sep. 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
  • The point is to capture love and humanity that endures in the face of that extreme violence.
    — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Their insistence on remaining in a honeymoon state in the face of tragedy should be relatable.
    — Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The pool on the roof is an optimistic addition in the face of Milan’s often gray climate.
    — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Something in the liberal heart recoils in the face of righteous ruthlessness.
    — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • Size doesn’t really mean much in the face of a porcupine’s 30,000 sharp quills.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Hopes of limited hikes ahead faded in the face of the Fed’s resolve to address inflation.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
  • This is an intense emotional pain in the face of others’ rejection or criticism.
    — Katie Nicholl, Vanity Fair, 22 Sep. 2026
  • In the red zone, Mahomes connected with Allen before having to throw it away in the face of pressure.
    — Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026

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