bracing
Example Sentences
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Although results largely met expectations, they avoided the worst-case scenarios some investors might have been bracing for.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
The result is bright, bracing and deeply satisfying — the sort of meal that tastes like it should cost considerably more than it did.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
Many tech executives and lobbyists say they are bracing for a Democratic-led Congress and calls for more regulation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Stankova said her colleagues were bracing for sharp criticism.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
Jupe had shifted off me by that point and I was able to move, but I was too busy bracing for the worst to actually look at who was calling.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
Vocabulary lists containing bracing
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"The Witches" by Roald Dahl, Chapters 1–5
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Scythe
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