The phrase "a confrontation like" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when comparing a specific confrontation to another situation or event that is similar in nature.
Example: "I never expected to face a confrontation like the one we had during the meeting last week."
Alternatives: "a conflict similar to" or "an encounter like".
"Why would this to go from a silly yardarm to to a confrontation like the we have now?" Mr. Oddo asked.
Some French officials worry that the more aggressive course of action by the United States toward Iran will lead to a confrontation like the Iraq war, which France opposed.
Rather than beg for explanations or love, as anyone else might do in a confrontation like this, Mr. McDaniels adroitly finesses the conversation, issuing to this woman nothing less than an invitation to take credit for a miracle.
George Zimmerman says in a newly released video that a person in his circumstances can't feel guilty over surviving a confrontation like the one he had with Trayvon Martin, the unarmed 17-year-old he shot and killed three years ago in Florida.
The Russian guard at the airfield in Sevastopol must have considered the prospect of a confrontation like this.
If you feel especially victimized, or worry that a confrontation like this may put you in further danger, skip this step.
Does President Obama have the guts to start a modest confrontation, like Nixon over gold convertibility in 1971, while he can control events?
"A verbal confrontation like this is something that prior to Sept. 11 certainly wouldn't have elicited this type of reaction".
The two managers then stood at home plate, jawing at each other and angrily pointing in a confrontation that looked like it might turn physical.
KCNA has previously suggested that Park lives on the "groin of her American boss," and described her as a "confrontation maniac just like a rabid dog always keen on biting others".
