contend with's Usage Examples:

majority of men were fighting, leading to new obligations such as taxes, surtaxes and war loans that women in Serbia would have to contend with along with.

This Maestro runs the show, accommodating the kinds of factors which real actors would contend with: audience reactions, failing mechanical actors (when they are broken or one of the tapes that they get their programming from is worn), and other inconstant factors.

When they land in Ireland they contend with the Tuatha Dé Danann, who represent the pagan gods.

a time of 3hrs 50min 33secs, despite having to contend with a broken exhaust pipe and a pit-fire that set both man and machine ablaze.

In the Mountains of Ignorance, the journeyers contend with demons like the Terrible Trivium and the Gelatinous Giant.

He called HUAC's activities the most un-American thing we have to contend with today.

protégé (Cook) after being blackmailed, and has to contend with his bloodthirsty alter ego (Hurt) who convinces him to indulge his "habit".

Within eight weeks, six of the aircraft had been destroyed as the airplane could not contend with the high altitude, severe weather and dry atmosphere.

Theatre, the Paradise Roof Garden was able to rise to prominence and contend with its rivals for the better parts of two decades.

The chemical advocates, therefore, did not have to contend with technology issues.

position before God in Job 40:1-5: "And the Lord said to Job: "Shall a faultfinder contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.

Thelma also has to contend with Reverend Lloyd Meechum, the man who married Vint and Naomi, although he has no real grudge against her like his wife.

Madam, wrote that Sibley "had to contend with the feds judicial chicanery and sleight of hand.

Synonyms:

claim, postulate,

Antonyms:

disclaim, surrender, attack,