bearing down
Example Sentences
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The Home Office said that it was "bearing down" on small boat crossings.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
A Home Office spokesperson said the government was "bearing down on small boat crossings".
From BBC • May 9, 2026
Chris Heinrich will never forget the winter day he and his family evacuated their home in Altadena, California, as a vertical wall of flame was slowly bearing down on their neighborhood from the mountains.
From Slate • Jul. 25, 2025
We took the days as they came and moved on from one hill to the next, bearing down on our emotions, keeping them in check.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2000
The cameras zoomed in on a column of storm bearing down on some Midwest city.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
