propped
Example Sentences
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At one hotel, Scheele propped a hand-held fan he’d bought for a festival on a bedside table using his wallet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Many apartment buildings have a flimsy first floor, propped up by skinny supports to accommodate carports, garages or storefronts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
To many investors this implied that stocks had a floor propped up by the Fed.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
In others, like the one in which Estevez lives, the balconies and upper floors are propped up by wooden stilts.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
The crew ate dinner that night propped up against the decks like men seated in a grandstand, with their plates in their laps.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
