come to grips

Example Sentences

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Those are realities that the media, the activist community and people in government need to come to grips with.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026

U.S. companies and the federal government, meanwhile, haven’t yet come to grips with Americans’ longer lives, Stern says.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

“We haven’t collectively come to grips that that is behind us,” said Hsu.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

So trust me when I say that I can’t quite come to grips with my new habit, one that I’m hugely embarrassed to be admitting in public.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2025

Leaning back in the soft chairs of their offices with plenty of time on their hands to talk and reflect, they said they had come to grips with the hard reality of the world.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger