come to grips

Example Sentences

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Because, for veterans of modern warfare, the question isn’t how to come to grips with something that befell us in the manner of a natural disaster.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

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

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2025

"Does the thought of facing the Stark boy unman you, Tyrion? Your brother Jaime would be eager to come to grips with him."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin