cross to bear
Example Sentences
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Mr Herrmann said Roberts accepted if she had acted differently her son may still be alive, adding that was a "very significant cross to bear for the rest of her life".
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2025
“This little face: That’s going to be your cross to bear every day,” Arias said.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 2, 2023
“All these are Navy challenges and our cross to bear, so to speak,” Adm.
From Washington Times • Oct. 30, 2021
In the meantime, you have a cross to bear.
From Slate • Oct. 5, 2020
When I didn’t, she said, “Pore Loma. Pore Mary Willis. What a cross to bear, and Miss Mattie Lou not hardly cold in the grave. How’s yore ma a-takin’ it, Will?”
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
