confrontation over

Frequency: 7.512.0 per million words

used to indicate the subject of the confrontation, especially a dispute

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Examples (10)

  • She had a heated confrontation with her roommate over unpaid bills.
  • The two superpowers were on the brink of a nuclear confrontation over the missile crisis.
  • There was a tense confrontation in the boardroom over the company's future direction.
  • To avoid a public confrontation over the policy, the ministers met in private.
  • A legal confrontation over the inheritance is brewing between the siblings.
  • The protest led to a violent confrontation with police over freedom of speech.
  • He is trying to avoid a confrontation with his boss over the missed deadline.
  • The treaty aims to prevent any future military confrontation over the disputed territory.
  • Their long-running confrontation over creative differences eventually split the band.
  • The debate quickly escalated into a face-to-face confrontation over ethical principles.