bore
Example Sentences
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Kennedy also rebuffed Democrats’ claims that he bore responsibility for the country’s ongoing measles outbreak.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026
His early patents bore the marks of his experience working on trains: more-efficient steam-boiler furnaces, improved braking systems, electrical regulators and a combined telegraph-and-telephone communication device.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Jamie is 15 months older than Andy, and as his early dominance on the tennis court started to fade Andy says he quite literally bore the brunt.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Mandalay, an ancient royal capital hemmed by jungle-clad mountains and the snaking Irrawaddy river, bore the brunt of the damage.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
I’d watch them glide and circle as I floated on my back, the water bearing me up as the wind bore them, and wonder if they saw me too, down below.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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