bore

Example Sentences

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Amnesty International said Mohammadi was forced to make a confession “in fast-tracked proceedings that bore no resemblance to a meaningful trial.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

A line outside a Riverside gas station crossed a railroad track, and a man stopped on the tracks refused to yield his place even when a freight train engine bore down on him.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

But she warned the first episode "suffered from first-night nerves", concluding it was "a bit of a bore".

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

FedEx said in a statement to MarketWatch that any refunds it receives would be sent to shippers and consumers who originally bore those charges.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

I believe in my heart of hearts that he suffered as much about Lucy’s death as any of us; but he bore himself through it like a moral Viking.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker