the brunt of
idiom
: the main force or effect of (something harmful or dangerous)
Cities on the coast felt/bore the brunt of the storm.
His troops took the brunt of the enemy attack.
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Sri Lanka’s garment workers have borne the brunt of years of economic and political upheaval, which pushed inflation levels to impossible highs, devalued the national currency and caused the prices of basic commodities to soar beyond reach.
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 20 Oct. 2025
Ordinary people often bear the brunt of jihadist attacks in the Sahel.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
The coastal villages of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok took the brunt of the storm, and are being almost entirely evacuated, per the State Emergency Operations Center.
—NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
In the three days since the ceasefire was announced across Gaza, some 500,000 are estimated to have returned to Gaza City, which has borne the brunt of Israel's firepower in recent weeks.
—Richard Hall, Time, 12 Oct. 2025
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 20 Oct. 2025
Ordinary people often bear the brunt of jihadist attacks in the Sahel.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
The coastal villages of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok took the brunt of the storm, and are being almost entirely evacuated, per the State Emergency Operations Center.
—NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
In the three days since the ceasefire was announced across Gaza, some 500,000 are estimated to have returned to Gaza City, which has borne the brunt of Israel's firepower in recent weeks.
—Richard Hall, Time, 12 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the brunt of
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“The brunt of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20brunt%20of. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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