bleed for
Example Sentences
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As the ashes settle, the region faces an invisible threat beneath the charred remains: compromised soil structures, contaminated watersheds and ecosystems stripped of their natural defenses — wounds that will bleed for years to come.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2025
“Even if our hearts bleed for the wrongs we have suffered, let us refuse, once and for all, to repay evil with evil,” Francis said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2023
What human heart does not bleed for RowVaughn Wells?
From Washington Post ● Jan. 30, 2023
And in the realm of metaphor, anything can happen: A veteran’s wound may incessantly — and inexplicably — bleed for years, and a slain soldier’s daughter may have the ability to raise the dead.
From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2022
Weaver assured Lawrence that he himself was “perfectly willing to bleed for this thing,” but “we have simply got to take more time.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
