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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And finally, Las Vegas beefed up its offensive line with two more third-round picks in Texas Tech guard Caleb Rogers and William & Mary tackle Charles Grant, both of whom are physical, in-your-face blockers.
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Zak Keefer, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
My research is admittedly spotty, but the cinema of in-your-face obstetrics has always felt like a primarily European art-film phenomenon.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025
It’s got an in-your-face grille, muscular wheel arches and a more aerodynamic profile.
—Josh Max, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The series takes place at a plastic-surgery center in Miami (until the show moved to Los Angeles in later seasons, which was a mistake!) and features some truly audacious, in-your-face plastic surgeries.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
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Zak Keefer, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
My research is admittedly spotty, but the cinema of in-your-face obstetrics has always felt like a primarily European art-film phenomenon.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025
It’s got an in-your-face grille, muscular wheel arches and a more aerodynamic profile.
—Josh Max, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The series takes place at a plastic-surgery center in Miami (until the show moved to Los Angeles in later seasons, which was a mistake!) and features some truly audacious, in-your-face plastic surgeries.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
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“In-your-face.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in-your-face. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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