coping

Example Sentences

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My only coping mechanism was to give up trying and read.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Other backward glances include “As You Lie There,” a fantasy about a teenage crush that never blossomed into a romance, and “Salesman Saint,” a paean to Mr. McCartney’s parents’ coping with life in postwar Liverpool.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The egomania and the fabulism are coping mechanisms that will grow more extreme under pressure.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

The strikes mean Russia has been forced to shorten convoys on supply routes as a "quick coping mechanism to reduce potential damage", Cristian Vlas at conflict monitoring group Acled told BBC Verify.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

See how one chamber grows out of another; see how the court is tight with wall and coping; no man at arms could break this gateway down!

From "The Odyssey" by Homer