bore down

When the tornado bore down on Plaza Towers Elementary School, Anna Canaday shielded her students with her body.

As Hurricane Sandy bore down on the city, Rick insisted on remaining in the house even though his family evacuated.

So he bore down on the solemn declaration that she stood face to face with a prison term for perjury.

Whipping the long, keen blade from its sheath, Marius bore down upon the rash meddler.

All the humiliation of undeserved failure to accomplish what had been the dear desire of five years bore down his spirit now.

Signals were given for all the vessels to close in on the enemy, and the Niagara bore down under full sail.

Michael hated the barges that bore down upon him and the watermen who pulled across the bows of his boat.