Bolster is an English word with synonyms like fill or pad. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Bolster meaning
- A large cushion or pillow, usually cylindrical in shape.
- A pad, quilt, or anything used to hinder pressure, support part of the body, or make a bandage sit easy upon a wounded part; a compress.
- A small spacer located on top of the axle of horse-drawn wagons that gives the front wheels enough clearance to turn.
Synonyms of Bolster
Using Bolster
- The main meaning on this page is: A large cushion or pillow, usually cylindrical in shape. | A pad, quilt, or anything used to hinder pressure, support part of the body, or make a bandage sit easy upon a wounded part; a compress. | A small spacer located on top of the axle of horse-drawn wagons that gives the front wheels enough clearance to turn.
- Useful related words include: long pillow, fill up, fill, pad.
- In the example corpus, bolster often appears in combinations such as: to bolster, bolster the, bolster their.
Context around Bolster
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 13 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bolster
- In this selection, "bolster" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, help, further, talbot, aramco, internal and sales stand out and add context to how "bolster" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1999 to bolster philippine territorial and accessibility to bolster sales growth. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bolster" sits close to words such as avengers, evolve and forecasts, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bolster
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Biden has requested $14.3 billion to bolster Israel’s fight against Hamas. (13 words)
A significant development that may help bolster the trajectory of Lighting adoption across the globe. (15 words)
A fast bowler is rejoining Kent on a two-match loan to bolster their depleted attack. (16 words)
Billed as pivotal to ambitions of reclaiming the Premiership title with Rangers six points clear at the summit, Celtic desperately needed reinforcements to bolster a group toiling under the weight of a quite freakish spate of injuries. (37 words)
Biden, who said heat was the “number one weather-related killer” in the United States, causing 600 deaths every year, announced moves to bolster heat-related safety rules for workers, especially those labouring outdoors. (34 words)
Along the way to Japan, the Kimball also delivered an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point to Santa Rita, Guam, to bolster its air coverage in the region. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Campbell argues that the medieval accounts were a kind of dynastic propaganda, constructed to bolster a dynasty's claim to the throne and to bolster Dál Riata claims to territory in Antrim.
Adding to that enhanced threat environment are climate and industry changes that bolster the appeal of power grid attacks to the domestic extremists already eyeing the nation’s electrical system.
Additionally, Infosys aims to leverage AI to further bolster Aramco’s employee learning and development experiences and reduce skill gaps.
A fast bowler is rejoining Kent on a two-match loan to bolster their depleted attack.
Along the way to Japan, the Kimball also delivered an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point to Santa Rita, Guam, to bolster its air coverage in the region.
Although countries have the right to bolster internal security, it shouldn't come at the cost of another country, Putin said.
Although the tense negotiations put the country on edge, the agreement could bolster both Biden and McCarthy politically, assuming it garners enough support on Capitol Hill.
Amid economic headwinds, the behemoth has leveraged savvy pricing strategies, improving component accessibility to bolster sales growth.
Analysts expect cheaper valuations, a weakening dollar, peaking Fed rates pricing, and lower U.S. Treasury yields to bolster EM assets this year.
And last but not least, my last piece was to diversify and bolster our sources of capital.
Another possible option for selectors was to bring in Matthew Renshaw to bolster the batting with either Hazlewood or Boland making way.
A significant development that may help bolster the trajectory of Lighting adoption across the globe.
A small Philippine military contingent lives there aboard a World War II American ship that the Philippines deliberately landed there in 1999 to bolster Philippine territorial claims in the South China Sea.
A Tata Steel spokesperson said: "Our proposals would secure the long-term future for steel making in Port Talbot, bolster UK steel security, and help develop a green industrial ecosystem in south Wales.
Beshear, a former attorney general, has proposed another round of pay raises for state troopers and support for more law enforcement training in his plan to bolster public safety.
Biden has requested $14.3 billion to bolster Israel’s fight against Hamas.
Biden, who said heat was the “number one weather-related killer” in the United States, causing 600 deaths every year, announced moves to bolster heat-related safety rules for workers, especially those labouring outdoors.
Billed as pivotal to ambitions of reclaiming the Premiership title with Rangers six points clear at the summit, Celtic desperately needed reinforcements to bolster a group toiling under the weight of a quite freakish spate of injuries.
Blinken, according to remarks released by the State Department, spent much of his time describing U.S. efforts to bolster energy and food security.
Both countries have mining-friendly regulations and the potential for future incentives to help bolster the domestic supply of lithium, copper and REEs.
Common combinations with bolster
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: