bear fruit
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
O'Reilly's runs began to bear fruit as early as September.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
This issue metastasized into something greater for Oracle: The market realized that returns for stockholders could shrink if the OpenAI deal doesn’t fully bear fruit, or if any other part of the business suffers.
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
Another account describes Jacopo of Rosia ordering an unreliable apple tree to bear fruit every year and multiplying cabbages.
From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2026
American’s investments in its products, brand and network “should bear fruit in 2026,” analysts at Deutsche Bank said in a note Wednesday.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026
It did not look strong enough to bear fruit, did not look useful at all, like most of the plants here.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
