shouldering

Example Sentences

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Shouldering the weight of the situation without recourse to sentiment became the hardest trial of Glazer’s career.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024

Shouldering the rising cost of these foods is "becoming unbearable" for many families, according to Sarah Knight, The Allergy Team's founder, who has two children with severe allergies.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2023

Shouldering the burden of more than a century of failure had doomed many Cubs pretenders before them, and that team started out that way, too.

From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2021

Shouldering upgrade costs could burden customers who are still paying for old repairs.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 4, 2021

Shouldering a backpack, he started up the dry stream.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer