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
The Hand that sent the misfortune, as we think it, upon us, will enable us to bear up against it.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 by Various
I rose to leave; my self-control was not strong enough for me to bear up against these repeated attacks.
From One of My Sons by Green, Anna Katharine
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
Mr Rivers could not bear up against this continual current of misfortune.
From Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand by Adams, H.C.
