bear with

Example Sentences

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What if, and bear with me here, the wild gyrations in gold and silver prices are actually telling us something?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

We may be a little rusty, so bear with us.

From Slate • Jan. 10, 2026

The fake videos included one in which an old woman fed apples to a bear, and another in which an unarmed high school student fended off a bear with her bare hands.

From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025

I was going to have to say, "This seems far-fetched, but bear with me here and let me tell you the story of not just Lincoln, but of Lincoln's time."

From Salon • Sep. 6, 2024

Someone who obviously didn't know her too well had given my mother a cheerful stuffed bear with a calico heart stitched to its chest.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris