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
“To complain would be only to bring upon themselves another storm of abuse and fury,” she wrote.
From The Guardian • Apr. 9, 2019
The embarrassment he continues to bring upon himself, his family and the state warrants his resignation.
From Washington Times • Mar. 20, 2018
But no, she had done nothing to deserve, to bring upon herself, this new, this inconceivably outrageous humiliation!
From The Red Cross Barge by Lowndes, Marie Belloc
