Sentence examples for faced down from inspiring English sources

He faced down foes.

Ms Villarán has faced down violent resistance.

But Bath have faced down a few demons this season.

He also faced down some intensely nonsensical questions.

As Di Canio faced down the crowd, the gesture of one fan spoke volumes.

Some European countries have faced down their extremist elements with a strong commitment to democracy.

Spread out 156 out of the 160 chips to each player faced down.

Mrs Mathai too has faced down armed, ill-disciplined security forces.

He has chained himself to excavators; he has faced down bulldozers.

Parallels with the iron lady as she faced down Britain's coalminers in 1984-85 are inexact.

If the jihadists are not faced down, Libya's fragile democracy, he fears, could fail.