How to Use bearer in a Sentence

bearer

noun

• Sorry to be the bearer of bad news here, but after all of the above clues?
  — Andy Meek, BGR, 8 July 2022
• And Lake is the Trumpism standard-bearer this time around.
  — Robert Robb, CNN, 31 Oct. 2022
• Ryan Groustra of Little Rock, nephew of the bride, was ring bearer.
  — Cary Jenkins, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2022
• The bearer of Rinna’s death knell, however, came in the form of Kathy Hilton.
  — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 5 Jan. 2023
• Le Pen, a long-time standard-bearer for the French far-right, is on track to come in second with 23.6%.
  — Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 11 Apr. 2022
• Ugas has stepped into the role of a standard bearer for a change in his country.
  — Dallas News, 13 Apr. 2022
• Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but season five will be the final season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
  — Sabrina Talbert, Women's Health, 6 Feb. 2023
• Skip tight styles Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but that high ponytail may not be worth it.
  — Celia Shatzman, Good Housekeeping, 15 Mar. 2023
• By the time the Uruguayan flag takes to the air, waving from one side of the street to the other in the hands of a proud bearer, the drums are thumping in perfect unison.
  — Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2023
• Urías is the heir to the Valenzuela legacy, the torch bearer for a fan base that is half Latino, in a city that is half Latino.
  — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023
• Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but your water bottle is filthy.
  — Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 16 Feb. 2023
• Not to sound the alarm or be the bearer of bad news, but summer is slowly but surely coming to an end.
  — Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 9 Aug. 2022
• Their son Ace served as ring bearer, and their daughter Maxwell was the flower girl.
  — Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2022
• Forty years ago Stryper formed and became the standard bearers of Christian rock.
  — Arsenio Orteza, SPIN, 25 Oct. 2023
• As the bearer of those titles: Miss Blu, what's the shadiest thing that happened this season?
  — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2022
• Not to be the bearer of bad news, but Porter’s solid play might hurt the Warriors’ chances of re-signing him this summer.
  — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 May 2022
• Buffett, as a matter of fact, is the standard bearer for the low-key arm of today’s ruling class.
  — Horacio Silva, Town & Country, 18 Aug. 2022
• Two decades after helping his son cross the line, Jim Redmond would go on to be a torch bearer at the London 2012 Olympics.
  — Reuters, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2022
• Jim Redmond was selected as a torch bearer for the 2012 Olympics in London.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Oct. 2022
• The Dodgers are the NL’s standard-bearer and the Astros remain the most consistent championship contender of the last half-decade.
  — Jerry Beach, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022
• Standard bearers from the following two groups arrived early and peered to get a look.
  — Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 1 July 2023
• Pence also declined to commit to voting for Trump if the GOP does choose him again as its standard-bearer.
  — Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2022
• In a slot 27 years in the making, hip-hop standard-bearer Nas gave his first solo performance on the Grammy stage.
  — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2022
• That alienated many countries and tarnished the image of the U.S. as a standard-bearer of human rights.
  — CBS News, 29 June 2022
• Universally mocked and disliked, Paul is a year-round bearer of bad cheer and a walking bundle of woe.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2023
• Alvarez, who was also a flag bearer for the United States in Tokyo, is one of just two athletes to ever play in the major leagues and medal in the Olympics in another sport.
  — Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2022
• Kelly still acknowledged Alabama as one of the standard bearers in the league, but not with the same reverence.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 17 July 2023
• Aquarius is an air sign symbolized by the water bearer.
  — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2022
• Even though the midterm elections haven’t concluded yet, both parties have started to think about who might be their standard-bearer in 2024.
  — Joshua Jamerson, WSJ, 1 Nov. 2022
• In short, neither party’s standard bearer is popular and that may be having a big impact on the 2022 vote.
  — Dante Chinni, NBC News, 31 July 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024