cope
Example Sentences
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Her son Christoph Gretzmacher is worried about how much longer his elderly mother can cope with the extreme conditions of the desert.
From BBC
Despite some species being naturally resilient to wet winters, rescue groups said repeated storms and saturated ground were overwhelming animals' ability to cope.
From BBC
The deceleration was driven largely by a 9.2% plunge in energy prices after the government rolled out subsidies to help households cope with rising living costs.
Some also make that claim about laughter, although “Scrubs” proves humor to be more of a coping tool than a cure.
From Salon
I truly believe agility and openness to change—people that can cope with change and adapt quickly—those will be the central skills I want my teenager to have.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
