brace
Example Sentences
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He braced his back against a pole and was about to try to kick the windshield out, when something dark and very big swam past outside.
From Literature
After a volatile month of bracing headlines and market bumps, the average U.S.-stock mutual fund or exchange-traded fund posted a total return of 2.4% in January.
He stumbled forward, thrusting an arm out to brace himself against a tree.
From Literature
Still, many on Wall Street are bracing for an unpleasant surprise.
The snowballing retreat in software stocks that gathered up big tech, private credit, and even the corporate bond market this past week ended in a remarkable rebound, leaving investors bracing for more turbulence ahead.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
