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

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

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

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.

They worked full bore to finish the project before the deadline.

The team ran a full bore training schedule to prepare for the championship.

The engineer reviewed the bore-draw before approving the machining plan.

In some medieval chronicles, tongue-boring is described as a brutal punishment reserved for offenders who spoke treason.