bore down
Example Sentences
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Just as residents were beginning to clean up the flood damage, Super Typhoon Bavi bore down on eastern China, threatening more rain.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
Residents of the community were ordered to leave their homes on Christmas Eve as a fierce storm bore down on the region.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2025
Centre Emma Orr scragged Dow with a stretching cover tackle as the England wing bore down on the line after a charge down.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2025
Jackie, who turns 13 this spring, puffed up her feathers, drooped her wings, bore down and released her latest egg, according to the group.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2025
As my mother and I approached the summer heat bore down on us, and a cicada started up, like an aerial lawnmower, in the heart of a copper beech tree at the back.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
