bleed for
Example Sentences
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“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
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
The Cavaliers’ rally was especially meaningful because the program, despite Coach’s Tony Bennett’s notorious aversion to publicity, hype and distraction, allowed itself to bleed for all to see.
From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2020
It was a slow bleed for Fowler, who went birdie-free over his last 12 holes and shot 39 on the back nine for a 72 that put him four behind.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 21, 2018
My heart bleed for that poor boy—that dear boy, so of the age of mine own boy had I been so blessed that he live, and with his hair and eyes the same.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
