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

From difficulties finding providers due to the lack of healthcare workers to lack of broadband access for telehealth services, my constituents have faced the brunt of the healthcare crisis our nation faces. — Andy Harris, Baltimore Sun, 27 Oct. 2026

My mother bore the brunt of my compulsion, as mothers often do. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026

Workers who lose their jobs without warning bear the brunt of factory closures, Tola said. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026

Spirit Airlines bore the brunt of that problem in the United States, years before the airline collapsed. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the brunt of

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