come to terms
Example Sentences
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Her husband, Sam, said: "We have to come to terms that we are never going to find out the truth of what actually happened with him and how he was looked after - it's just something we are just going to have to live with."
From BBC
“This has been an incredibly hard few days. Probably the hardest of my life. I still have not come to terms that he is gone…” Vonn wrote.
From Los Angeles Times
Speaking for the first time, Hazel Jones, 31, said the trauma of losing April has "shaped her life" and she still cannot come to terms with it.
From BBC
Deepak is now trying to come to terms with his newfound fame and says he never imagined that a simple intervention would become such a big issue.
From BBC
Residents could be found hugging and comforting one another as they come to terms with what took place.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
