bring upon
Example Sentences
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The vast vast majority of illnesses, people do not bring upon themselves.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2023
I knew what misery I should bring upon the country by leaving the Basutos to ravage the Boer places, and therefore I have agreed to the proposal of Mr. J. P. Hoffman.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Jacob also testified that he too warned Eastman of the likely violence and chaos his path would bring upon the nation.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2022
“To complain would be only to bring upon themselves another storm of abuse and fury,” she wrote.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 9, 2019
Hence they did not hesitate to disgrace their own daughter, in order that they might bring upon him the infamy of having married the daughter of a vile and dishonest woman.
From The Old Yellow Book Source of Robert Browning's The Ring and the Book by Anonymous
