bear up under
Example Sentences
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To bear up under the higher stress, the PDK’s clutches, gearsets and bevel gear have all been reinforced.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
You hear it all the time: "Keep your chin up, accept failure as a part of life, bear up under it, meditate through it."
From Fox News • Jan. 25, 2022
The public continues to bear up under alarming or disruptive coronavirus experiences.
From Washington Times • Apr. 15, 2020
But that fails to bear up under careful study.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2019
The finished tattoos wouldn’t bear up under any kind of close scrutiny, but hopefully they would do.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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