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Example Sentences
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By Sunday afternoon, rain had subsided across Sri Lanka but low-lying areas of the capital were flooded and authorities were bracing for a major relief operation.
From Barron's
Stock futures were relatively muted as investors and traders brace for the beginning of the last month of the year.
From Barron's
Stock futures were relatively muted as investors and traders brace for the beginning of the last month of the year.
From Barron's
New York Times theater critic Frank Rich called “The Real Thing” “not only Mr. Stoppard’s most moving play, but also the most bracing play that anyone has written about love and marriage in years.”
From Los Angeles Times
Terra firma brings other surprises: a bracing wind that has me grabbing for a jacket — a piece of clothing all but ignored in other parts of Saudi Arabia.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
