bring upon
Example Sentences
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The vast vast majority of illnesses, people do not bring upon themselves.
From Salon • Sep. 9, 2023
I knew what misery I should bring upon the country by leaving the Basutos to ravage the Boer places, and therefore I have agreed to the proposal of Mr. J. P. Hoffman.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
I think these four years were a kind of a manifestation of what he promised to bring upon the country.
From Slate • Jan. 24, 2021
“To complain would be only to bring upon themselves another storm of abuse and fury,” she wrote.
From The Guardian • Apr. 9, 2019
It is often the fate of a conscientious man to bring upon himself the condemnation of all, because he tells the bitter truth to both without shrinking under their threats or trying to gain favours.
From The Jew by Kraszewski, Jo?zef Ignacy
