bore down
Example Sentences
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Within hours of erupting, the fire bore down on homes around the popular resorts of Siviri and Fourka, which are packed with summer tourists.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Typhoon Bavi knocked out power to thousands in Okinawa and lashed northern Taiwan as it bore down on storm-battered China, where it is expected to make landfall early Sunday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
A line outside a Riverside gas station crossed a railroad track, and a man stopped on the tracks refused to yield his place even when a freight train engine bore down on him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
Branches from falling trees and what looked like pieces of metal from the edge of a building flew along empty roads on Wednesday as typhoon Ragasa bore down.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2025
We scrambled to our feet and snatched up our blankets as they bore down upon us.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
