come to terms
Example Sentences
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"As time goes on, the emotions will quieten down. People will come to terms with it but I think people will just come to terms with it in their own time."
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
"Our lives have changed forever, and we are struggling to come to terms with this devastating loss."
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Fuller said she and her deputy chief constable visited the officers' families to "offer our condolences, support one another, and begin to come to terms with this unimaginable loss".
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
"They've got to come to terms with the lack of trust in Britain," royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
After the first shock, after you’d come to terms, it was better to be lethargic.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
