bear up against

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On this page you'll find 28 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to bear up against, such as: get through, overcome, resist, ride out, suffer, and surmount.

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How to use bear up against in a sentence

  • The utmost circumspection became necessary, and the young preacher had to bear up against much strife and opposition.

    Skipper Worse | Alexander Lange Kielland
  • But when these flattering hopes vanished, did he, and did my mother bear up against so unexpected a calamity?

  • She could bear up against her suspense and agitation no longer; she rose, threw on her robe de nuit, and descended the stairs.

    Newton Forster | Captain Frederick Marryat
  • I can bear up against the unbroken gloom of my future; I could not endure the changeful light of a delusive hope.'

    Gerald Fitzgerald | Charles James Lever
  • He tries to be cheerful and bear up against such a continuation of troubles, but oh!

    Following the Flag | Charles Carleton Coffin

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