bleed for
Example Sentences
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I assume that there are people who meet up at Davos for example whose hearts bleed for the suffering in the world.
From Salon • Feb. 6, 2024
Loyola volleyball player Sean Kelly will force his athletic trainer to break out the gauze pads after one of his spikes causes a nose bleed for a helpless opponent.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2023
“Even if our hearts bleed for the wrongs we have suffered, let us refuse, once and for all, to repay evil with evil,” Francis said.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2023
And in the realm of metaphor, anything can happen: A veteran’s wound may incessantly — and inexplicably — bleed for years, and a slain soldier’s daughter may have the ability to raise the dead.
From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2022
Weaver assured Lawrence that he himself was “perfectly willing to bleed for this thing,” but “we have simply got to take more time.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
