bring to
verb
brought to; bringing to; brings to
1
: to cause (a boat) to lie to or come to a standstill
2
: to restore to consciousness : revive
Examples of bring to in a Sentence
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Although both parents are from China, their seeds were brought to Europe and hybridized in France.
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Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 18 May 2024
After the Jewish Underground plotters of the bombings targeting the West Bank mayors and other attacks were finally brought to trial in 1984, they were found guilty and given sentences ranging from a few months to life in prison.
—Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024
For example, a photograph by artist Peter Brathwaite brings to life a Black trumpeter and courtier depicted in a painting in Kensington’s King’s Staircase.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
Holland plays Huey with the same reserved but unmistakable screen presence he’s brought to all his TV roles, from the great Steven Soderbergh hospital drama The Knick(*) to even something as meandering as the 2020 Netflix jazz drama The Eddy.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2024
The project adapts characters that originated in L. Frank Baum’s 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and were brought to life in the Oscar-winning 1939 film musical The Wizard of Oz starring Judy Garland as Dorothy.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024
Add sugar and evaporated or coconut milk, stir and bring to a simmer.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2024
Kurz and his sister were eventually brought to live with an aunt, uncle and two young cousins in Brooklyn.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 5 May 2024
The honorees have notably brought to life pivotal moments in BAM’s Black and African history under one roof.
—Vogue, 3 May 2024
Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 18 May 2024
After the Jewish Underground plotters of the bombings targeting the West Bank mayors and other attacks were finally brought to trial in 1984, they were found guilty and given sentences ranging from a few months to life in prison.
—Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024
For example, a photograph by artist Peter Brathwaite brings to life a Black trumpeter and courtier depicted in a painting in Kensington’s King’s Staircase.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
Holland plays Huey with the same reserved but unmistakable screen presence he’s brought to all his TV roles, from the great Steven Soderbergh hospital drama The Knick(*) to even something as meandering as the 2020 Netflix jazz drama The Eddy.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2024
The project adapts characters that originated in L. Frank Baum’s 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and were brought to life in the Oscar-winning 1939 film musical The Wizard of Oz starring Judy Garland as Dorothy.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024
Add sugar and evaporated or coconut milk, stir and bring to a simmer.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2024
Kurz and his sister were eventually brought to live with an aunt, uncle and two young cousins in Brooklyn.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 5 May 2024
The honorees have notably brought to life pivotal moments in BAM’s Black and African history under one roof.
—Vogue, 3 May 2024
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“Bring to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bring%20to. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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