During the final minutes of the game, the defense bore down on the quarterback and forced a fumble.

When the boss blamed him unfairly, he grinned and bore it.

While many designers preach minimalism, I argue that less is a bore when it strips away personality from a home.

After months of careful research, the team's hard work finally bore fruit.

During the Boring Billion, oxygen levels remained low and evolutionary innovation appeared to stagnate.

Before the competition, he bore sighted his rifle to ensure every shot would be on target.

She was bore sighting the old hunting rifle in the dim garage when her friend arrived.

tunnel boring machines operated around the clock to complete the underground rail link on schedule.

The tunnel boring machine advanced slowly through the mountain, removing rock and installing concrete segments as it progressed.

After three hours of waiting, he joked that everyone was bored out of one's tree.