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
But, gaining hope from Nellie's smiles, Dick was ready to bear up against the old man's fit of rage.
From Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life by King, Charles
However, it was doubtless owing to this persistent optimism inculcated by her father that Ethel herself was enabled to bear up against the drab monotony of her life.
From Chance in Chains A Story of Monte Carlo by Gull, Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger
And difficult it is to see how human strength could bear up against such a certainty, where the vision was of ill.
From Trevethlan: (Vol 2 of 3) A Cornish Story. by Watson, William Davy
