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.
Examples of the brunt of in a Sentence
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These regions are going to face the brunt of the climate crisis first.
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Emmanuel Igunza, NPR, 10 May 2024
The Midwest and the South are expected to get the brunt of the bad weather through the rest of the week, including in Indianapolis, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Nashville, and Memphis, Tennessee – cities where more than 21 million people live.
—George Walker Iv, Joey Cappelletti, and Ed White, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 May 2024
Gaston County bore the brunt of the destruction, according to an NWS public information statement Thursday that detailed the paths of the tornadoes.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2024
The Midwest and the South are expected to get the brunt of the bad weather through the rest of the week, including in Indianapolis, Memphis, Nashville, St. Louis and Cincinnati — cities where more than 21 million people live.
—CBS News, 8 May 2024
Waymo is now taking the brunt of San Francisco’s opposition to driverless vehicles since Cruise pulled its fleet from service, including getting one of its cars torched earlier this year.
—Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 30 Apr. 2024
Israel abandoned plans for a much more extensive counterstrike on Iran after concerted diplomatic pressure from the United States and other foreign allies and because the brunt of an Iranian assault on Israel soil had been thwarted, according to three senior Israeli officials.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Rafah has become a haven for more than a million Palestinian civilians, who would bear the brunt of the violence, providing Iran and its allies with enormous propaganda opportunities.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2024
And in larger jurisdictions with more than 100,000 voters, which in recent years have felt the brunt of misinformation as well as turnover struggles, incoming officials were found to have an average of 11 years of experience.
—Miles Parks, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
Emmanuel Igunza, NPR, 10 May 2024
The Midwest and the South are expected to get the brunt of the bad weather through the rest of the week, including in Indianapolis, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Nashville, and Memphis, Tennessee – cities where more than 21 million people live.
—George Walker Iv, Joey Cappelletti, and Ed White, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 May 2024
Gaston County bore the brunt of the destruction, according to an NWS public information statement Thursday that detailed the paths of the tornadoes.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2024
The Midwest and the South are expected to get the brunt of the bad weather through the rest of the week, including in Indianapolis, Memphis, Nashville, St. Louis and Cincinnati — cities where more than 21 million people live.
—CBS News, 8 May 2024
Waymo is now taking the brunt of San Francisco’s opposition to driverless vehicles since Cruise pulled its fleet from service, including getting one of its cars torched earlier this year.
—Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 30 Apr. 2024
Israel abandoned plans for a much more extensive counterstrike on Iran after concerted diplomatic pressure from the United States and other foreign allies and because the brunt of an Iranian assault on Israel soil had been thwarted, according to three senior Israeli officials.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Rafah has become a haven for more than a million Palestinian civilians, who would bear the brunt of the violence, providing Iran and its allies with enormous propaganda opportunities.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2024
And in larger jurisdictions with more than 100,000 voters, which in recent years have felt the brunt of misinformation as well as turnover struggles, incoming officials were found to have an average of 11 years of experience.
—Miles Parks, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
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