serious confrontation
Frequency: 8.216.5 per million words
describing a confrontation that is bad or dangerous
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Examples (10)
- Their demands could lead to a serious confrontation with management.
- The border dispute has escalated, risking a serious confrontation between the two nations.
- To avoid a serious confrontation, the two leaders agreed to meet for negotiations.
- The argument over the inheritance led to a serious confrontation among the siblings.
- Historians argue that a serious confrontation was inevitable at that point.
- If we don't address these issues now, we are heading for a serious confrontation.
- The general did everything in his power to prevent a serious confrontation at the checkpoint.
- The peaceful protest turned into a serious confrontation when the police intervened.
- A serious confrontation occurred in parliament over the new tax bill.
- He was not prepared for such a serious confrontation and quickly backed down.