bring off
Example Sentences
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The drama began when France manager Herve Renard chose to bring off keeper Pauline Peyraud-Magnin in the dying seconds, sub Solene Durand sent on to face the penalties.
From BBC • Aug. 12, 2023
Slapstick comedy and supernatural terror are a hard combination to bring off.
From Washington Post • Nov. 28, 2021
It would be curious and remarkable indeed if Mr. Hencher could bring off a “psychic ‘hat-trick’ ”.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 25, 2019
This recording “sounds as if Martha was entirely ‘in the zone,’ daring to allow her fantasy free rein, and with the means to bring off every poetic flight.”
From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2017
Though Odile could not follow what we were saying, she was obviously cheered by the fact that Francis was about to bring off his second triumph within the month.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.