come to grips

Example Sentences

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Ultimately, it shows us something that we as a nation had better come to grips with sooner rather than later.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 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

In the meantime, he had finally come to grips with what had happened in his life and what hadn’t.

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