Definition of BRUNT

Examples of brunt in a Sentence

the brunt of the responsibility fell on her shoulders

Recent Examples of brunt from the Web

During a five-year run of real estate prosperity, some South Florida communities that bore the brunt of the excruciating housing collapse are enjoying the biggest spikes in value, homeowners and brokers say.

— paul owers, Sun-Sentinel.com, "In South Florida, hardest-hit markets now enjoy the biggest gains in home values", 2 June 2017
Rosneft, Russia’s largest oil producer, has borne the brunt of output cuts under the extension deal, which seeks to end a supply glut and prop up oil prices amid a three-year slump.

— stephen bierman, Bloomberg.com, "Rosneft Director Says Russia Unlikely to Extend OPEC Deal Again", 1 June 2017
Paula Rosenblum, co-founder and retail analyst at RSR Research, believes the report overstates the risks, and says lower-tier shopping centers in particular would bear the brunt of the blow.

— makeda easter, chicagotribune.com, "Up to 25 percent of U.S. shopping malls may close in the next five years, report says", 1 June 2017
While the details of Monte dei Paschi’s deal are still being finalized, Italian taxpayers are expected to the bear the brunt of the cost.

— jack ewing, gaia pianigiani and chad bray, New York Times, "Why Troubles at a Midsize Italian Bank Worry the E.U.", 1 June 2017
Trump’s press secretary, Sean Spicer, has borne the brunt of that criticism.

— evan osnos, The New Yorker, "A Turning Point for Trump", 29 May 2017
Led by the brunt force of Sylvia Fowles and a huge advantage off the boards, the Lynx drilled the Sun 82-68 at Mohegan Sun Arena.

— john altavilla, courant.com, "Lynx Make Quick Work Of Sun, 82-68", 26 May 2017
On the ecological end, natural topography meant the Pine River received the brunt of toxic drainage and erosion from the factory.

— charles p. pierce, Esquire, "Jesus Saves, and Probably in the Cayman Islands", 25 May 2017
The result: Microsoft bears the brunt of any hard feelings people harbor for America's richest man.

— wired staff, WIRED, "83 Reasons Why Bill Gates’s Reign Is Over", 1 Dec. 1998

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