bracing

Example Sentences

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In New York City, authorities and residents were bracing for a direct hit, the first blizzard to sock the city since 2016.

From Barron's

Still, Brent crude futures rose 5.9% for the week to $71.76 a barrel, with investors bracing for a potential U.S. strike in Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now, at 38, she’s returned with a bracingly honest record full of the texture and detail of her life as a wife, sister and mother of four.

From Los Angeles Times

These derelict streets, wind-swept by the bracing North Sea air, were once the envy of the community, teeming with life.

From BBC

He bent over, bracing his hands against his knees, trying to pull more air into his lungs, a delayed reaction to all his frantic pedaling and running.

From Literature