All 4 Uses of
confront
in
The Da Vinci Code
- Disliking the captain more and more, Langdon turned away from the odd confrontation and switched on the cell phone.†
Chpt 9 *
- When the program aired in Britain, despite its ensemble cast and well-documented evidence, the premise rubbed so hard against the grain of popular Christian thought that it instantly confronted a firestorm of hostility.†
Chpt 51-52
- Teabing sensed that if they were to have any chance of postponing confrontation with the British authorities long enough to find the Grail, bold action had to be taken.†
Chpt 79-80
- Langdon's years in the classroom had not imbued him with any skills relevant to handling confrontations at gunpoint, but the classroom had taught him something about answering paradoxical questions.†
Chpt 101-102
Definition:
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(confront) to deal directly with an unpleasant situation or person
or:
to challenge someone -- often by presenting evidence