Examples of 'bore down' in a sentence
Meaning of "bore down"
Used in various contexts, this phrase often describes the act of applying pressure, force, or concentration on a task or situation. It can imply focused effort, determination, or intensity in pushing through a challenging or difficult situation, overcoming obstacles, or dealing with a demanding task
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- simple past tense of bear down
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The squadron bore down on the battleship.
Bore down with all their strength.
The yoke of legalism bore down on them.
Cook bore down hard on climate change.
Some kind of vehicle bore down on them.
The mother bore down against the contractions.
The light above bore down.
And they bore down upon our table.
I saw the intensity of those brown eyes as they bore down on me.
The sun bore down like a hydraulic press.
And guilt of it bore down on her.
Lust bore down on him like a speeding train.
A school teacher bore down on me.
Koufax bore down and got the third out.
He was one of the few captains who really bore down on the enemy.
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Lucifer bore down once again on his wayward emotions.
A miracle The light above bore down.
The house bore down on me.
Some hunkered down with supplies while some fled in fear as hurricane Irma bore down.
For a moment the he bore down on how he had gotten.
I bore down hard on the hopelessness of the drunk 's dilemma.
The three leading American ships bore down upon them.
It bore down on him.
They spiked last week as Irma bore down but slipped this week.
Death itself bore down on him and its weight left him unable to move.
The determination of the Parlement of Paris in time bore down all opposition.
A ship bore down on us.
A subtle thrust as I bore down.
The flames bore down on them and the heat became intense.
Kevin Reed was pondering this conundrum as Florence bore down on the East Coast.
The remaining four bore down on the carrier and her three protectors.
But what if they turned and bore down on her?
Sometimes Shanghai bore down on her with the weight of ten skyscrapers.
But living in such an isolated place, loneliness soon bore down on him.
Of a sudden, he bore down upon its advancing prow.
While the film was running, storm clouds gathered and rapidly bore down upon us.
She bore down on me worse than any old-time boatswain.
Without hesitation, he bore down on them.
The sun bore down on me, warming the skin beneath my shirt.
As Tigner got older, the pace of the road bore down on him.
And guilt of it bore down on her, slowly dragging her down.
I detected a hint of movement in your hips this time… a subtle thrust… as I bore down.
It was dark, and the moon bore down like an enormous and glowing eye.
And bore down upon them, when they discovered that it was not a ship.
That was my doctrine, and on this bore down all the efforts of the consultors.
He bore down upon its advancing prow, smiting his jaws amid fiery showers of foam.
The light above bore down It 's a miracle.
Paul bore down on Charlie, knocking him into the wall.
Sendai also turned hard starboard, but bore down on Shigure, barely avoiding a collision.
With mountains to each side and a sea before them, Pharaoh bore down on them.
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