bear up

Example Sentences

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To bear up under the higher stress, the PDK’s clutches, gearsets and bevel gear have all been reinforced.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

I got in my car, and I could still see the bear up ahead.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2025

One of them is that visitors should "never try to photograph a bear up close".

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2023

One study from a group of international economists estimates that high-income countries could bear up to half of the global economic losses arising from global vaccine inequity.

From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2022

“Yes. I’m sure it feels very hard. But you will need to learn to bear up, if you want to be a mother.”

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron