bear out

Example Sentences

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Statistics on their par-saving success bear out their confidence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

After weeks of unsuccessfully setting out caramel- and cherry-flavored bait and noisemakers in the hopes of flushing the bear out, it seemed like all of the efforts had paid off last week.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2025

And it’s possible that this further research, with more women included, will bear out the impressive benefits of rapamycin for fertility.

From Slate • Sep. 18, 2024

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

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2024

Will followed the great bear out onto the dark mountainside.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman