cope with
Example Sentences
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Students have blocked the entrances to hundreds of high schools for 15 to 17-year-olds since late September, complaining of missing teachers, overloaded timetables, dilapidated classrooms and buildings that cannot cope with rising temperatures.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
The Lineage cold-storage warehouse fire broke out in June, causing communities on L.A.’s Eastside to cope with the stench of rotting meat for two months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
He added: "Staff are overwhelmed anyway with what they've got to cope with at the minute".
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Robin Daly, founder of the cancer charity Yes to Life, believes psychedelic-assisted therapy could also help some people cope with the emotional impact of serious illness.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
“You’re a different kind of sensitive, Comfort. You sit in your closet—you’re sensitive inside. Peach cries—he’s sensitive outside. That’s all. We each do something to cope with our feelings when life feels overwhelming—Tidings mows grass.”
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles