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

She said the political characters were not based on real politicians and she "deliberately stepped away from that as that's what an audience is going to bring to bear".

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2024

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

“We generally have social pressure which we can bring to bear on those types of incidents,” which can involve gauging a perpetrator’s intent, she said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 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