cross to bear
Example Sentences
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“This little face: That’s going to be your cross to bear every day,” Arias said.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 2, 2023
This is my cross to bear and one of my most embarrassing admissions.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2022
A Grand Slam title at 18, and a world ranking of 12 at 19, opens a lot of doors - but the associated expectation and profile are a heavy cross to bear.
From BBC • May 17, 2022
“All these are Navy challenges and our cross to bear, so to speak,” Adm.
From Washington Times • Oct. 30, 2021
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
