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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Most Windows laptops cannot match the newest MacBooks in terms of performance, and that's borne out in our testing data, having examined dozens of machines.
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 1 Feb. 2026
At the start of the season, Sophie — who was born out of an illegitimate relationship between her father, Lord Penwood, and her mother, his maid and mistress — is living with and working for Lady Araminta (Katie Leung), her father's widow.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Materia Futura launched last year as a design research project born out of Alessia Pasquini and Beatriz Sandini’s curiosity in biomaterials and the need to eliminate fossil fuel plastics.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 30 Jan. 2026
Most Windows laptops cannot match the newest MacBooks in terms of performance, and that's borne out in our testing data, having examined dozens of machines.
—Keumars Afifi-Sabet, Space.com, 30 Jan. 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 5 Feb. 2026.
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