reconcile oneself
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Kudos to Pope John Paul II for showing how to reconcile oneself to death and die with dignity.
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One must not forget one is in a fair way to become a grandfather; it is plainly an urgent duty to reconcile oneself to that estate and cultivate its proper gravity and decorum.
From Alias the Lone Wolf by Vance, Louis Joseph
That, of course, was one of the sad things of life to which one must reconcile oneself.
From Murder in the Gunroom by Piper, H. Beam
It's hard to reconcile oneself to taking this so easily, but I suppose it's the only thing to do.
From The Lighted Way by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
It wasn't easy to reconcile oneself to such philanthropy, but after a sleepless night, and with rather a sickening pang of mingled hope and fear, I set off for this hospital.
From The Woman Thou Gavest Me Being the Story of Mary O'Neill by Caine, Hall, Sir