bear fruit
Example Sentences
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However, this strategy has yet to bear fruit.
From Barron's • Feb. 5, 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
The economy would improve despite rising unemployment, he said, when plans the government put in place during their first choppy year began to bear fruit.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
