How to Use the brunt of in a Sentence

the brunt of

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  • Men bore the brunt of those losses.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
  • And who will bear the brunt of the collapse?
    Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
  • And Jones took the brunt of the backlash.
    Trevor Squire, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Evan and Major got the brunt of that in some ways.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Moscow has borne the brunt of these closures.
    David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • And now, the bullpen is starting to bear the brunt of the pressure.
    Kansas City Star, 19 July 2025
  • When a hurricane blows over a sandy shore, dunes take the brunt of the waves.
    Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 15 June 2023
  • As the world warms, Phoenix is bearing the brunt of extreme heat.
    From Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Who will bear the brunt of more water supply cuts, and how quickly?
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Dec. 2022
  • But shouldn't the players bear the brunt of the blame if this team fails to make the playoffs?
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Maresca has bore the brunt of the criticism for Chelsea’s dip in form.
    Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Camilla’s been getting the brunt of Sarah’s fury.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Garages can bear the brunt of our homes' clutter, trash, and rarely used lawn or sports equipment.
    Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Blizzard conditions may linger once the brunt of the storm has passed.
    Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The truth is, our children will bear the brunt of the impacts of climate change.
    Taylor Grothe, Parents, 14 May 2025
  • New builds, on the other hand, are bearing the brunt of the slowdown.
    Lily O'Neill, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Black women are bearing the brunt of layoffs—again.
    Katica Roy, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Residents here have faced the brunt of mortar shelling and small-arms fire for decades.
    Fahad Shah, Christian Science Monitor, 5 May 2025
  • Simsbury bore the brunt of the storm with winds reaching speeds of up to 70 mph.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2024
  • India and China bore the brunt of the visa declines.
    Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026
  • These regions are going to face the brunt of the climate crisis first.
    Emmanuel Igunza, NPR, 10 May 2024
  • When Richardson was asked why Black men bore the brunt of the penalty.
    Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The workers who would bear the brunt of that scenario are not who most people picture.
    Jake Angelo, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
  • North Aurora also felt the brunt of the storms.
    Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Agnes has born the brunt of the harshness of the world, and Ada has been protected.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 June 2025
  • There will even be a mix in Pennsylvania, which will bear the brunt of the storm’s ice.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, bore the brunt of the overnight onslaught.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • That led to the next incident that led to the brunt of Dixon's charges in Wauwatosa.
    Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The northern tier will bear the brunt of the low-pressure system, with an arctic blast set to blow through.
    Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024
  • American consumers, researchers found, bore the brunt of the costs.
    Maggie Astor, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2024

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