contend with

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

Recent Examples on the Web

At least 390 square miles (1,000 square kilometers) has burned across Washington, which has contended with severe drought and a paltry snowpack. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

At least 390 square miles has burned across Washington, which has contended with severe drought and a paltry snowpack. — Lindsey Wasson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Choreographed spectacle is easier, in some sense, than contending with the messiness of the workaday world. — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

The session comes as cities across the United States contend with data centers sprouting up in local communities — triggering pushback almost anywhere they are built as the demand to power artificial intelligence grows. — Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026