Explore Bracing through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like brisk or brace. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Bracing meaning
present participle and gerund of brace
Synonyms of Bracing
Using Bracing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of brace
- Useful related words include: brisk, strengthener, structural member, brace.
- In the example corpus, bracing often appears in combinations such as: bracing for, are bracing, is bracing.
Context around Bracing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bracing
- In this selection, "bracing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, different, fan, now, walk, systems and instead stand out and add context to how "bracing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include add some bracing to the and after a bracing walk around. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bracing" sits close to words such as alps, antisemitic and baxter, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bracing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Assam state is on red alert and bracing for more downpours this weekend. (13 words)
France is bracing for airport chaos on Monday as air traffic controllers go on strike. (15 words)
However, the M.D. is going to add some bracing to the structure to comply. (15 words)
In a video announcing the suspension, player safety called it “a forceful body check on a player who is not eligible to be hit and is not prepared to protect himself” and disagreed with Hartman's argument that he was just bracing for contact. (44 words)
Dr. Jorge Ignacio, who chairs the Cancer Institute of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH), said that the state-run facility is “bracing for the worst” in the next two to three years for an influx of cancer patients seeking treatment. (40 words)
Australians are bracing for rampant price hikes and falling real wages despite a federal government pledge to ease the cost of living, with voters cutting their support for Labor as they shelve their hopes for higher living standards. (38 words)
And what better environment to do it than in the place where he feels most at home, after a bracing walk around the grounds, and with a whisky in hand? (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
Some makers instead employ "x-bracing," which is two tone bars mortised together to form an X. Some luthiers now using a "modified x-bracing" that incorporates both a tone bar and x-bracing.
Steel-string guitars use different bracing systems from classical guitars, typically using X-bracing instead of fan bracing.
Although she is bracing to play a in the Biden-Harris reelection campaign, becoming the voice on issues like abortion voting rights, gun reform and climate change, she struggles with low approval ratings as vice president.
And what better environment to do it than in the place where he feels most at home, after a bracing walk around the grounds, and with a whisky in hand?
As Kevin McCarthy begins the final descent of his turbulent bid for the speaker’s gavel, Republicans are bracing to see whether he lands the plane or crashes and burns.
Assam state is on red alert and bracing for more downpours this weekend.
As Tom gets more possessive and his exploitative objectives become fully realized, Lea gets in far over her head and the overt nature of this cautionary tale is delivered in bracing, unflinching fashion.
Australians are bracing for rampant price hikes and falling real wages despite a federal government pledge to ease the cost of living, with voters cutting their support for Labor as they shelve their hopes for higher living standards.
Australians have been told to brace for a chilly few days as one state is set to record its coldest Easter weekend in 80 years while another is bracing for a tropical cyclone.
Claiming to be in even more supreme physical shape three months on, Tszyu is bracing for a very different contest on Sunday.
Dr. Jorge Ignacio, who chairs the Cancer Institute of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH), said that the state-run facility is “bracing for the worst” in the next two to three years for an influx of cancer patients seeking treatment.
Flood-hit parts of Britain are bracing for a further two inches of rain tomorrow as the Met Office issued a fresh warning for more chaos after Storm Babet left nine dead.
For weeks, 73-year-old Ann Jaramillo had been bracing for the decision that could redefine her golden years.
France is bracing for airport chaos on Monday as air traffic controllers go on strike.
However, the M.D. is going to add some bracing to the structure to comply.
However, when Boxing Day rolls around, cabin fever begins to set in and everyone is ready for a day out of the house for a bracing walk.
Hundreds of people have started their Christmas Day off in bracing style with a dip in the chilly waters of Ludden beach in Buncrana this morning.
If it wasn’t already clear, Labor’s 49th national conference made it plain: the ALP is now bracing for the Voice to parliament to be lost.
In a video announcing the suspension, player safety called it “a forceful body check on a player who is not eligible to be hit and is not prepared to protect himself” and disagreed with Hartman's argument that he was just bracing for contact.
In simple terms, which we'll hopefully get more color on in their upcoming Q2, Brookline may be bracing for more customers failing to meet their repayment obligations.
Common combinations with bracing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- bracing for 144×
- are bracing 53×
- is bracing 46×
- was bracing 12×
- been bracing 10×
- bracing themselves 8×
- and bracing 7×
- were bracing 6×
- in bracing 5×
- bracing to 4×