Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for grapple. Search instead for Sugar+Apple.
Definitions

grapple

[grap-uhl] / ˈgræp əl /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Afterward, we were left to grapple with what this bizarre saga had meant.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

She says the use of AI in job applications is a "moral dilemma" that employers and employees will continue to grapple with.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

It’s a welcome savings, he said, especially as his customers grapple with rising gas prices and he sees more high-mileage cars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

“I’d like to bring forward some of those ideas and that willingness to grapple with those problems.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

So we grapple with the mysteries, each in our own way.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

Japan has registered a record number of foreigners living in the country this year despite growing anti-immigration sentiment, as the country grapples with problems caused by an ageing and shrinking population.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

Watching a new Oscar contender: La Bola Negra is a sprawling Spanish epic that grapples with the links between fascism and homophobia.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

But she also grapples with how to use AI.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Kraft and the other analysts at Deutsche Bank made their assessment as the film and TV industry grapples with consolidation, a production pullback in Hollywood and the possible impact of artificial intelligence on entertainment jobs.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

As they drew near enough to use their grapples, the captain mounted the rail.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

The chaos set off a wave of screaming in the cabin as passengers grappled with the events.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

His Papa Charles grappled the fish, and Walters held their catch.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Athletics has long grappled with the issue of maintaining the interest and excitement which it generates at the Olympics throughout the rest of those four-year cycles.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Coxon, who previously worked at Anthropic’s competitor OpenAI, noted that OpenAI had not grappled with “the civilizational stakes.”

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

Lord Roke pushed himself back against the nearest rock, and Mrs. Coulter grappled directly with the witch.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

As Anthropic prepares to go public, Wall Street is grappling with the unprecedented question of how to price the risks associated with artificial-intelligence calamity.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

“The market is grappling with the idea that we’re about to go through a large part of the Northern hemisphere winter with little Persian Gulf LNG supply,” analysts at ING say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

She added: “We are all grappling with how something so devastating could happen at a place that has given generations of families such happy memories.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

It was set up by Oliver Gardner, who says the first Plan 2 borrowers are grappling with competing financial pressures such as getting on the property ladder and starting families.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Denny and Brandon are grappling on the ground, but no one’s trying to hit anyone anymore.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila


Vocabulary lists containing grapple

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Just like flashcards, but way more fun

Don't take our word for it. Leave the boring studying behind and join VocabTrainer today. You'll learn even faster and never look back.

Take me to Vocabulary.com