bear out

Example Sentences

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Statistics on their par-saving success bear out their confidence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The witches are thus active instruments in the fate that befalls Macbeth, making him somewhat more of a puppet of their otherworldly mischief than a closer reading of the text might bear out.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025

And it’s possible that this further research, with more women included, will bear out the impressive benefits of rapamycin for fertility.

From Slate • Sep. 18, 2024

“We’re optimistic that the investigation will bear out that Mr. Heglund did not commit any criminal acts,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2024

Will followed the great bear out onto the dark mountainside.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman