brace
Example Sentences
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To brace for unexpected hiccups in your earnings or health, you need to plan for all scenarios rather than having a theoretical retirement date circled on your calendar.
From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026
The phrase “more modern ways of thinking” may curdle the blood of the reader, who may brace for Ms. Lutz to inculpate her subject in matters of race, class and gender.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
If you’re hoping to nab tickets to the LA28 Olympics in the second drop coming in August, you might want to brace yourself.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
The Sweden international has 21 goals in all competitions this season after his brace in Arsenal's 3-0 win over Fulham took them six points clear at the top of the Premier League.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
I was already picturing Nan’s brace gussied up, though she wasn’t one for sequins—maybe silver studs.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
Vocabulary lists containing brace
"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling
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