strengthener

Example Sentences

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For one thing, “very” is a fraud, masquerading as a strengthener when it merely wheedles and pleads.

From Washington Post • Oct. 12, 2022

A doctor suggested ballet as a strengthener when she complained of pain in the arches of her feet, and the household mobilized to make sure she got to lessons.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2021

That acted as a strengthener, while continuing to draw chlorides out of the material.”

From Washington Times • Aug. 7, 2015

The lord of building, the supporting architect, the strengthener of fortifications.

From Vestiges of the Mayas or, Facts Tending to Prove that Communications and Intimate Relations Must Have Existed, in very Remote Times, Between the Inhabitants of Mayab and Those of Asia and Africa by Le Plongeon, Augustus

Therefore anything that improves the general vitality is an excellent voice strengthener, provided you use the voice properly.

From The Art of Public Speaking by Carnagey, Dale