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
And it needed all this hope of success, and all her strength of resolution, to enable her to bear up against the wearing influences of a life of unvarying toil.
From Mind Amongst the Spindles by Various
Mr Rivers could not bear up against this continual current of misfortune.
From Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand by Adams, H.C.
The courage that could bear up against such fearful odds and pluck the wreath of victory from the English navy, has covered the commanders of that time with abiding honors.
From The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 by Headley, Joel Tyler
