contend with
phrasal verb
contended with; contending with; contends with
: to deal with (something difficult or unpleasant)
Customers should not have to contend with the problems caused by these delays.
Examples of contend with in a Sentence
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The county is also contending with the limits of a system that was created largely to address the housing needs of single adults.
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Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
That set up an interesting opening nine for some of the best golfers in the world — including defending champion Wyndham Clark — who started their rounds on the 592-yard, par-5 10th, but had to contend with 16-17-18 far more quickly than usual.
—Justin Pelletier, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2024
With outside reporters mostly unable to enter campus, the Spectator staffers were essentially on their own and forced to contend with the conspiracies swirling around the protests and resulting crackdown.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 9 May 2024
Behind the scenes, however, federal regulators are contending with a problem that affects people's coverage: rogue brokers who have signed people up for Affordable Care Act plans, or switched them into new ones, without their permission.
—Julie Appleby, NPR, 7 May 2024
Not only is the company contending with another FAA probe—following an investigation wrapped in March that found dozens of safety concerns with 737 Max production—but also the deaths of multiple Boeing whistleblowers.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 7 May 2024
The next president will have to contend with a host of other issues, including a worsening humanitarian crisis as hundreds of thousands of migrants cross a jungle path straddling Panama and Colombia known as the Darién Gap.
—Leila Miller, New York Times, 5 May 2024
Drivers navigating traffic on El Camino Real could soon have new cars to contend with, but no one to direct their road rage at: Driverless cars are coming to the Peninsula.
—Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
Because their bodies won’t have as much gravitational resistance to contend with every day, astronauts will quickly lose muscle mass and bone density, as well as cardiovascular fitness.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2024
Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
That set up an interesting opening nine for some of the best golfers in the world — including defending champion Wyndham Clark — who started their rounds on the 592-yard, par-5 10th, but had to contend with 16-17-18 far more quickly than usual.
—Justin Pelletier, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2024
With outside reporters mostly unable to enter campus, the Spectator staffers were essentially on their own and forced to contend with the conspiracies swirling around the protests and resulting crackdown.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 9 May 2024
Behind the scenes, however, federal regulators are contending with a problem that affects people's coverage: rogue brokers who have signed people up for Affordable Care Act plans, or switched them into new ones, without their permission.
—Julie Appleby, NPR, 7 May 2024
Not only is the company contending with another FAA probe—following an investigation wrapped in March that found dozens of safety concerns with 737 Max production—but also the deaths of multiple Boeing whistleblowers.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 7 May 2024
The next president will have to contend with a host of other issues, including a worsening humanitarian crisis as hundreds of thousands of migrants cross a jungle path straddling Panama and Colombia known as the Darién Gap.
—Leila Miller, New York Times, 5 May 2024
Drivers navigating traffic on El Camino Real could soon have new cars to contend with, but no one to direct their road rage at: Driverless cars are coming to the Peninsula.
—Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
Because their bodies won’t have as much gravitational resistance to contend with every day, astronauts will quickly lose muscle mass and bone density, as well as cardiovascular fitness.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2024
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“Contend with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contend%20with. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
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