- present participle of brace.
bracing
Example Sentences
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's official wedding plans are tightly under wraps, but New York is bracing to host the celebrity marriage of the year this week at Madison Square Garden.
From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026
Because when investors stop bracing for hikes that never arrive, that fear gets priced out of the market.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026
In Germany, people are bracing for record-breaking June temperatures on Friday, when it could get as hot as 40C in the west and south-west of the country.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026
Stephane Baron, from Charente-Maritime, western France, is bracing for disastrous harvests, due to downpours in February and successive heatwaves in May and June.
From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026
Only Joe wouldn’t sit, but stood bracing himself, so she did, too.
From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen
Vocabulary lists containing bracing
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