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

I rose to leave; my self-control was not strong enough for me to bear up against these repeated attacks.

From One of My Sons by Green, Anna Katharine

The courage that could bear up against such fearful odds and pluck the wreath of victory from the English navy, has covered the commanders of that time with abiding honors.

From The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 by Headley, Joel Tyler

"You are strong, Hellinger," she said, "bear up against the door; perhaps you may succeed in breaking the lock."

From The Wish A Novel by Sudermann, Hermann

And it needed all this hope of success, and all her strength of resolution, to enable her to bear up against the wearing influences of a life of unvarying toil.

From Mind Amongst the Spindles by Various