bearing down
Example Sentences
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The Home Office said that it was "bearing down" on small boat crossings.
From BBC • May 26, 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
Time is not bearing down on Alfie in quite the same way, but Mahaffy makes us believe that the character is running out of hope.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2025
When you walk out into the street and suddenly realize that a truck is bearing down on you, do you have time to think through all your options?
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
