bear out
verb
bore out; borne out also born out; bearing out; bears out
: confirm, substantiate
a theory borne out by data
Examples of bear out in a Sentence
the newly discovered papers bore out the rumors about the president's personal life
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Playoff narratives are born out of small sample sizes and this one isn’t any different.
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Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Was the boy born out of wedlock or has Saul simply snapped?
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Jackson asked if this happened before the MSP SERT team found pieces of taillight at 34 Fairview Road — a question thread borne out of the defense’s idea that evidence was planted there.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
Military families, whose stability should be a national priority, are left instead navigating economic turbulence born out of reckless policymaking.
—Michael B Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
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Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Was the boy born out of wedlock or has Saul simply snapped?
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Jackson asked if this happened before the MSP SERT team found pieces of taillight at 34 Fairview Road — a question thread borne out of the defense’s idea that evidence was planted there.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
Military families, whose stability should be a national priority, are left instead navigating economic turbulence born out of reckless policymaking.
—Michael B Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bear out
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“Bear out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bear%20out. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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