face out

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verb (tr, adverb)

to endure (trouble)

to defy or act boldly in spite of (criticism, blame, etc)

to cause to concede by a bold stareAlso (esp US and Canadian): face down

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Words nearby face out

facelift, facemail, face mask, face-nail, face-off, face out, face pack, facepalm, face-plant, faceplate, face powder

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How to use face out in a sentence

People who are putting their face out there and declaring their bisexuality are helping demystify it.
Anna Paquin’s Bisexuality for Dummies|Amanda Marcotte|August 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And Richard went into the castle with his head in the air, seeing only one face out of the many, and that very close to his own.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis
He poked his rubicund face out from the shadow of the chaise's canopy and peered to right and to left.
The Landloper|Holman Day
Pen drew a long breath and looked from Ames' strong tanned face out at the breathless wonder of the landscape.
Still Jim|Honor Willsie Morrow

I took my face out of my hands, and saw my enemy sinking back upon his inclined board.
Life On The Mississippi, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
My mate here was the first to see the body, when it was floating with the face out of the water.
The Twilight of the Souls|Louis Couperus