bracing
Example Sentences
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He bent over, bracing his hands against his knees, trying to pull more air into his lungs, a delayed reaction to all his frantic pedaling and running.
From Literature
This past April, as the economy closed in on a soft landing, steep tariffs had forecasters bracing for a new surge in inflation.
One of our more bracing memories is a lunch at the Cato Institute with a dozen or so of its scholars.
The Bay Area’s coastline already is bracing for impact with a beach hazard warning in effect Thursday night through Saturday morning.
From Los Angeles Times
In the Ash Wednesday Mass, this bracing mandate is followed by a homily from the priest.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
