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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Newsom and state lawmakers are already contending with a $44.9-billion budget deficit.
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Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
While the flag was up, the court was still contending with whether to hear a 2020 election case, with Justice Alito on the losing end of that decision.
—Jodi Kantor, New York Times, 16 May 2024
The herders have always contended with dzuds, severe winters that arrive after summer droughts and trigger widespread animal death.
—TIME, 14 May 2024
Now, its leaders also have to contend with labor unrest.
—Cnn, The Mercury News, 10 May 2024
Before its drones start making deliveries, Amazon has more than summer heat to contend with.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 7 May 2024
The county is also contending with the limits of a system that was created largely to address the housing needs of single adults.
—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
Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
While the flag was up, the court was still contending with whether to hear a 2020 election case, with Justice Alito on the losing end of that decision.
—Jodi Kantor, New York Times, 16 May 2024
The herders have always contended with dzuds, severe winters that arrive after summer droughts and trigger widespread animal death.
—TIME, 14 May 2024
Now, its leaders also have to contend with labor unrest.
—Cnn, The Mercury News, 10 May 2024
Before its drones start making deliveries, Amazon has more than summer heat to contend with.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 7 May 2024
The county is also contending with the limits of a system that was created largely to address the housing needs of single adults.
—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
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“Contend with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contend%20with. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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