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 not that which I fear; it is the bad luck the widow may bring upon him," returned the anxious mother.
From The Outcaste by Penny, F. E.
