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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For Martin, Black Pride was born out of a need to give Black LGBTQ people more representation, which is sometimes lacking in the larger community.
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Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2026
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Brexit was born out of a growing sense of frustration not only with the EU but over the global financial crisis of 2008.
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The market was born out of necessity, Tina Lee explained, as her mother became weary of shopping at so many stores — one for produce, one for meat, one for seafood, one for baked goods and so on — for her family.
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Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2026
It was born out of a prayer circle, in 1969, in which a group of evangelical businessmen began to speak about the need for a major Christian school in Palm Beach County.
—
Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Brexit was born out of a growing sense of frustration not only with the EU but over the global financial crisis of 2008.
—
ABC News,
21 June 2026
The market was born out of necessity, Tina Lee explained, as her mother became weary of shopping at so many stores — one for produce, one for meat, one for seafood, one for baked goods and so on — for her family.
—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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 29 Jun. 2026.
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