How to Use have a problem with in a Sentence

have a problem with

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  • Skinner does have a problem with drops and his lack of strength.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Nobody should have a problem with this.
    — Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Feb. 2026
  • But the eighth-grade bully can have a problem with a sixth grader.
    — Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Whittingham didn’t have a problem with how that part played out.
    — Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Poland does not have a problem with this, no more than any other nation does.
    — Colin Millar, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Hitters who played with the clock in the minors this year did not seem to have a problem with it.
    — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2022
  • Your gift giver appears not to have a problem with the bully.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The Suns have a problem with the way things are setting in the West.
    — Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2024
  • This is yet another poll that shows Democrats have a problem with their base.
    — Elena Moore, NPR, 19 Nov. 2025
  • There's one more thing that students have a problem with lately—going to class.
    — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 29 Dec. 2022
  • One man who doesn’t have a problem with that, though, is Warren Buffett.
    — Peter Vanham, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Ramirez seemed to have a problem with Anderson’s tag, and the two players put up their dukes.
    — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Sydney just doubles down on her lie, even as Maria notes that no one else in the house seems to have a problem with her.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Address issues concerning anyone who lives with or near you who may have a problem with your plans.
    — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024
  • Bill O'Reilly didn't seem to have a problem with Bad Bunny.
    — Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 16 Oct. 2025
  • If parents have a problem with your intervention in that regard – too bad.
    — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Seattle’s defense had stiffened over the team’s last three games and shouldn’t have a problem with the Raiders at home.
    — David Hill, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2022
  • Luckily, Patel doesn’t have a problem with this way of thinking.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2024
  • But does Nolan's movie – like his others – have a problem with female characters?
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 24 July 2026
  • Some didn’t approve of feeding the alligator, but most commenters didn’t seem to have a problem with it.
    — Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Jessica just assumed that everyone already knew and didn’t have a problem with it.
    — Nico Lang, Them, 9 Aug. 2024
  • No one seems to have a problem with the way Instagram flooded Threads to get those record signup numbers.
    — Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Manchester United appear to have a problem with width.
    — Carl Anka, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
  • America doesn’t just have a problem with a lack of teachers and a lack of teacher diversity.
    — Emma Green, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Officers appear to have a problem with the first dose of Narcan and are heard asking for a second.
    — Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Boone didn’t have a problem with the decision, but pointed to the execution.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 30 July 2026
  • Children are unlikely to have a problem with the amount of storage on the Colorsoft.
    — PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The majority of Americans did not have a problem with his racist remarks.
    — Okla Jones, Essence, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Do Actor Awards voters have a problem with subtitles?
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Individuals do not have to have a problem with substance misuse to receive mental health care.
    — Jessica Van Egeren, Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2024

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