bear up against
Example Sentences
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To bear up against nature’s indifference can be invigorating and also corrective.
From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2021
How could people accustomed to ease and comfort bear up against such hardships?
From Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 by Wingate, F. R.
And difficult it is to see how human strength could bear up against such a certainty, where the vision was of ill.
From Trevethlan: (Vol 2 of 3) A Cornish Story. by Watson, William Davy
During some days he seemed, however, to bear up against his misfortunes, and performed in some pieces, including The Stranger, with much success.
From The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) by Marvin, Frederic Rowland
Against the accusation—against its fearful penalty—his own stout heart could sustain him; but how bear up against the contempt and the abhorrence of his fellow-men!
From Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) by Lever, Charles James
