bear out

Example Sentences

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New York’s gradually improving crime statistics bear out Ms. Tisch’s approach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

Montagna said Fish and Wildlife took the lead on escorting the bear out of the zoo and back into the woods.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025

Studies bear out the various health benefits of money.

From Slate • Jan. 1, 2025

Before his 1994 fall, his success seemed to bear out that hypothesis.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2024

The prosecution talked generalities because the frets just didn’t bear out the guilt of these defendants.

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe