bearing fruit

Example Sentences

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With that tactic not bearing fruit, England either lacked a clear alternative or the nerve to switch to it mid-match.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

In long, meandering speeches laced with peasant folklore, Museveni often appeals for more time, likening himself to a farmer leaving a plantation just as it starts bearing fruit.

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

Meanwhile, a coup may be on the way in China's island province of Hainan, where years of trial and error are bearing fruit.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

To win back customers, McDonald’s has launched a slew of value-meal combos and standalone deals that just may be bearing fruit — but didn’t for a long stretch.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 25, 2025

So many of us bearing fruit, so many of us just planted.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson