bearing down
Example Sentences
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When Harry Kane, Michael Olise and Luis Diaz are bearing down on goal, there is usually only one outcome.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
"And it will have absolutely in mind protecting our public services, particularly the NHS, cutting our debt, and dealing with the cost of living, bearing down on the cost of living."
From BBC • Nov. 21, 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
Instead of a clearing sky, the white line to the south was the foaming crest of an enormous storm wave bearing down on them.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
