in the face's Usage Examples:

code of silence and code of honor that places importance on silence in the face of questioning by authorities or outsiders; non-cooperation with authorities.

may refuse to admit the possibility of their error or failure, even in the face of irrefutable evidence, intractable problems or difficult or impossible.

bravery in the face of physical pain, hardship, even death or threat of death, while moral courage is the ability to act rightly in the face of popular.

against or hostility toward outsiders or rival groups and persists even in the face of overwhelming opposition.

superfamily Muroidea, that includes the true mice, but that view was abandoned in the face of evidence that suggests that the pacarana is in the family Dinomyidae.

The large, inverted, "U"-shaped suture in the face through which it came, however, is still quite visible, and the name.

Pieing has its origins in the "pie in the face" gag from slapstick comedy.

decoration of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth, awarded for gallantry "not in the face of the enemy" where the services were not so outstanding as to merit.

sent to the high command, in which their gallant or meritorious action in the face of the enemy is described.

helps that particular group to stand out and maintain its identity in the face of others and therefore creates a feeling of "belonging".

Whittington in the face, neck and chest.

Whittington was injured in the face, neck, and.

group's members to maintain belief in an institution or goal, particularly in the face of opposition or hardship.

on in the face of hopelessness.

Jewish jokes are middle European jokes and the black humorists are gallows humorists, as they try to be funny in the face.

is any run that was fully enabled by the offensive team's production in the face of competent play from the defensive team.

After failing to pass his New Frontier programs in the face of the powerful conservative coalition, Kennedy's victory in this election.

industrialize West Bengal thwarted by the TATA's Tata Motors leaving Bengal in the face of the joint protests of the Trinamool congress, Socialist Unity Centre.

The swelling may occur in the face, tongue, larynx, abdomen, or arms and legs.

Flushing is to become markedly red in the face and often other areas of the skin, from various physiological conditions.

Synonyms:

phiz; man; seventh cranial nerve; mentum; human face; supercilium; nose; forehead; facial vein; visage; cheek; jowl; lineament; eyebrow; whiskers; facial; countenance; smiler; external body part; human being; optic; mouth; chin; jaw; nervus facialis; kisser; homo; brow; facial muscle; human; eye; caput; facial nerve; vena facialis; feature; face fungus; olfactory organ; mug; physiognomy; head; beard; oculus;

Antonyms:

natural depression; follow; tail; reverse; foot;