bear the brunt of
Example Sentences
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It forecasts that the NHS will bear the brunt of the financial burden – £200,000 in the first year of the legislation, rising to as much as £342,973 after 20 years.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
“We bear the brunt of everything. This is really a layered tsunami of hurt.”
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
Those farmers bear the brunt of soaring costs.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
Truckers, farmers and airlines may bear the brunt of the impact first.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
He couldn’t leave his siblings and his mother behind to bear the brunt of “Reverend Rambo,” as he and his sisters jokingly called him.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
