the brunt of

phrase

: 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.

Examples of the brunt of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Beneath that sits a tough magnesium alloy layer, followed by a hyper-elastic foam that deforms heavily to swallow the brunt of the kinetic shock waves. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

Long before the Ingalls family arrived in Kansas, the Osage people bore the brunt of white settlers recklessly seizing their land without consultation. — Max Gao, IndieWire, 10 July 2026

People living near nuclear facilities could bear the brunt of the rule change, experts say. — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 10 July 2026

The story, which largely unfolds within the confines of Mariana’s home, derives the brunt of its tension from the onscreen relationship between Milian and Strait. — Eleanor Jacobs, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026

Rhymes for the brunt of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove