bring off

Example Sentences

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The drama began when France manager Herve Renard chose to bring off keeper Pauline Peyraud-Magnin in the dying seconds, sub Solene Durand sent on to face the penalties.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2023

Slapstick comedy and supernatural terror are a hard combination to bring off.

From Washington Post • Nov. 28, 2021

It would be curious and remarkable indeed if Mr. Hencher could bring off a “psychic ‘hat-trick’ ”.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 25, 2019

The hardest part of “Carousel” for a choreographer to bring off is the Act II ballet, witnessed by the dead Billy Bigelow.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2018

Harry rather doubted he would be able to bring off this particular spell; he was still having difficulty with nonverbal spells, something Snape had been quick to comment on in every D.A.D.A. class.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling