in-your-face
adjective
: characterized by or expressive of bold and often defiant aggressiveness
in-your-face basketball
also
: aggressively intrusive
in-your-face advertising
Examples of in-your-face in a Sentence
an in-your-face attitude that sometimes puts people off
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The Buckeyes play a fast, in-your-face type of hockey that relies on keeping players fresh with quick line shifts.
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Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The romance that bloomed between Michael and Toby’s HR department replacement, Holly Flax, could only have happened so in-your-face with a Libra woman, and that ability to match his silliness is also a common attribute for Libra.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
What to know: Stingy, in-your-face defense that has its lowest opponents’ average points (63.7) since 2012-2013 (58.1).
—Michael Waterloo, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
And as many women know, that kind of in-your-face femininity can also be an armor.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 11 Mar. 2025
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Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The romance that bloomed between Michael and Toby’s HR department replacement, Holly Flax, could only have happened so in-your-face with a Libra woman, and that ability to match his silliness is also a common attribute for Libra.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
What to know: Stingy, in-your-face defense that has its lowest opponents’ average points (63.7) since 2012-2013 (58.1).
—Michael Waterloo, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
And as many women know, that kind of in-your-face femininity can also be an armor.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in-your-face
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“In-your-face.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in-your-face. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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