Sentence examples for direct brunt from inspiring English sources
From 1520 to 1526 the independent Hungarian kingdom bore the direct brunt of the Ottoman attack and acted as a buffer between the two great empires, but the weak king Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia and feudal anarchy and misrule made a united defense impossible.
And that's such a vast number of people that even those who aren't feeling the direct brunt of the crisis know someone very dear to them who is affected by it.
ALEXANDER MACKENDRICK, imported from England to direct "Sweet Smell," bore the brunt of Lancaster's rages.
Oates often took the brunt of the criticism directed at the line, from his quarterback and from Coach Bill Parcells.
Players like Vaughn have borne the brunt of the criticism directed against the Mets this season, but Vaughn hit his fourth home run in three games yesterday, driving Lilly's last pitch into the 15th row of the upper deck in right.
Mr. Cavanagh, a genial, slightly rumpled man, was widely respected for his financial acumen, but he nonetheless bore the brunt of fierce criticism directed at Mr. Beame's fiscal management; Wall Street bond analysts condemned the city's borrowing as excessive and all but cut off New York's ability to pay its bills through the use of public financing and municipal bonds.
They are centers that educate and train future generations of engineers, scientists, technologists, economists, and politicians who will bear the brunt of leading and directing this world of ours into the future.
This is another myth where patients suffering invisible disabilities take the brunt of hurtful comments directed out of ignorance.
On television talk shows, the brunt of the blame was directed at President Mohamed Morsi.
Much of Christie's fire – if not all of it – was directed at Rubio, who has borne the brunt of his rivals' attacks while rising in the polls.
Vanuatu bore the brunt of the storm, suffering a direct hit and it turned out to be a category-five storm, awarded the most destructive rating possible.
