coping

Example Sentences

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My only coping mechanism was to give up trying and read.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The egomania and the fabulism are coping mechanisms that will grow more extreme under pressure.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

"The system isn't coping at the moment, and it's only going to get worse in the future," says Caspar Glynn KC, the chair of the ELA.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Mounting legal bills represent another headache for the home-building industry, which is already coping with a stagnant housing market by offering buyers significant mortgage-rate buydowns.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

It was as if he’d surrendered a part of himself as a way of coping.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama