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

But experts said that ordinary Iranians will most likely bear the brunt of the new sanctions. — Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

As with Hurricane Lala, the Big Island was expected to bear the brunt of Moke's rain and winds as the storm moves westward, south of the island chain. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

While there was damage across the Kansas City area, parts of KCK appear to have suffered the brunt of it. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026

Such swings have become more common for Seoul’s market, which has borne the brunt of rising and falling worries that winning stocks in the artificial-intelligence boom may have shot too high. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the brunt of

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