propped

Example Sentences

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Teresa Valdecantos arrived propped up on crutches but was undeterred.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Factories, restaurants and city halls have all shifted into hiring mode, a pivot from last year, when the healthcare industry almost single-handedly propped up job creation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Murphy sat with his head propped up on his hand, looking directly back at his former Senate colleague.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

That reignites concerns that the market is being propped up by just a handful of companies that are spending billions of dollars on artificial-intelligence infrastructure.

From MarketWatch • May 3, 2026

And there on its own small desk, propped at an angle on a wooden stand, just waiting to be opened, was a perfectly splendid atlas.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood