bear up against
Example Sentences
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To bear up against nature’s indifference can be invigorating and also corrective.
From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2021
It was learned that his heart was too weak to bear up against the internal injuries, which he received when the machine struck the earth.
From The Boy Volunteers with the French Airman by Ward, Kenneth
She had evidently passed a night of great sorrow, and seemed with difficulty to bear up against the calamitous tidings of which he was the bearer.
From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) by Lever, Charles James
But I could not bear up against the agony of my feelings, as I was at length forced to admit the horrible conviction.
From Tales from Blackwood Volume 8 by Various
Her nature, exceedingly refined and retiring, revolted, but no one in the Revelly family can bear up against the combined wills of Paul and Miss Claudia.
From Come Out of the Kitchen! A Romance by Miller, Alice Duer
