bring to bear

Example Sentences

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"They have a wide variety of threats that they can bring to bear," Schroden added.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

He hopes “to bring to bear at the federal level many of the changes that we’re leading with here in California,” and has said promoting electric cars and solar and wind energy isn’t enough.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2024

Drawing upon a minimalist vocabulary of object and image, Jones and her peers often bring to bear a more personal and expressly political set of conceptual and aesthetic aims.

From New York Times • May 10, 2024

But it said it recognised "the huge wealth of resources, expertise and innovation capability these large firms can bring to bear".

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2024

He looks out at us with astonishing directness, as if he were reading us with the same intensity that we bring to bear on his strongly modeled features.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson