bearing down
Example Sentences
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A Home Office spokesperson said the government was "bearing down on small boat crossings".
From BBC • May 9, 2026
A massive winter storm bearing down on the Northeast and mid-Atlantic put states on emergency measures Sunday and upended air travel, with airlines canceling thousands of flights ahead of the arrival of blizzard conditions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
With the forward bearing down on goal in the dying stages, Young cynically hacked him down on the edge of the area, preventing a near-certain goal.
From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025
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
One moment the prisoner was bearing down on it; the next, the lizard was on the other side of the arena.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
