bracer

Example Sentences

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But not for long: the Government realized that a show is as much of a wartime bracer as a whiskey-&-soda, soon permitted every theatre in London to stay open till 10:45 or 11 p.m.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was hard to take this as anything more than a tough old soldier's morale-stiffening bracer for worse ordeals yet to come.

From Time Magazine Archive

Knowing he is back there praying while they are sweating through a mission is a first-class bracer.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Royal Navy's success in scotching France's sea power before the Axis could get it was a national bracer.

From Time Magazine Archive

Alsvindr gnawed on his bit impatiently, and Anya said, “Hang on,” as she pulled her bracer from where it was fastened to her quiver strap.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack