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
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