come to grips

Example Sentences

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“We haven’t collectively come to grips that that is behind us,” said Hsu.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

U.S. companies and the federal government haven’t come to grips with Americans’ longer lives, Stern says.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 18, 2025

“I’m hoping that they’ll come to grips with how the American people are suffering,” said another.

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2025

Meanwhile, in Utah, witnesses, law enforcement and state and local leaders continue to come to grips with the trauma of the day.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2025

“I was ten. The guests were their age. Don’t make excuses for them. I have to come to grips with this now and forever.”

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson