- present participle of brace.
bracing
Example Sentences
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Some western regions in France are now bracing for huge thunderstorms from Thursday afternoon onwards.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
Now, she’s bracing for more volatility and potential swings in market leadership.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 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
Options traders are bracing for what could be a very busy few days as a number of potentially market-moving developments are being crammed into a shortened four-day trading week.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
I felt myself leaning forward, my hands gripping my knees, bracing myself for what she would decide.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
Vocabulary lists containing bracing
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