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

Communication is a great strengthener of any principle.

From Coelebs In Search of a Wife by More, Hannah

Gerard adds: "Wild Thyme boiled in wine and drunk is good against the wamblings and gripings of the belly": whilst Culpeper describes it as "a strengthener of the lungs, as notable a one as grows."

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas