bear out

Example Sentences

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Statistics on their par-saving success bear out their confidence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

“What she said really doesn’t bear out in terms of what the facts that are available tell us,” Fleischman said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026

But the data don’t bear out the footage, Powell said, though he couldn’t say with absolute certainty that the fire was not caused by Edison lines.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2025

Studies bear out the various health benefits of money.

From Slate • Jan. 1, 2025

Will followed the great bear out onto the dark mountainside.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman