grapple
verb (used without object)
to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple.
has grappled
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present perfectof grapple (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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But the company has grappled with how to make those lower-cost models cheaply enough so they don’t lose money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
For almost two years, the post-industrial community has grappled with the potential loss of a sizeable portion of its population and workforce.
From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2026
An Indian billionaire's son has offered to help Colombia get rid of a problem it has grappled with for years - a herd of hippos linked to notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
Outside of its finances, Snap has grappled with other hurdles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
Scores of risks and difficulties that he has grappled with would have become crosses at once if equally good, but less resourceful men, had had them.
From Crowds A Moving-Picture of Democracy by Gerald Stanley Lee
