bear out
verb
bore out; borne out also born out; bearing out; bears out
: confirm, substantiate
a theory borne out by data
Examples of bear out in a Sentence
the newly discovered papers bore out the rumors about the president's personal life
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The film was born out of 10 years of research in the Amazon by Brennand, who began her career as a documentarian.
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Sep. 2025
Calculations, and later (in the 1950s), experiments, borne out the fact that nuclear physics supported Hoyle’s position, not Gamow’s.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
That instinct is born out in research.
—Kate Ruder, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
As for the other key plot point − what reason could their be for the aging musicians to get back on stage − that too was born out of real-life twists.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Sep. 2025
Calculations, and later (in the 1950s), experiments, borne out the fact that nuclear physics supported Hoyle’s position, not Gamow’s.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
That instinct is born out in research.
—Kate Ruder, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
As for the other key plot point − what reason could their be for the aging musicians to get back on stage − that too was born out of real-life twists.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bear out
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“Bear out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bear%20out. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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