brunt

Example Sentences

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Makers of glass bottles too are bearing the brunt of the war.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Labour leaders warned that miners are bearing the brunt of the sudden policy shift.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

There lies the nub of the dilemma for Qatar and the five other Gulf states facing the brunt of the backlash from a war they tried to avert through diplomacy.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

It forecasts that the NHS will bear the brunt of the financial burden – £200,000 in the first year of the legislation, rising to as much as £342,973 after 20 years.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

“Your father’s not mad at him, really. He’s mad at the situation, and I think that in the beginning Kyro got the brunt of that.”

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen