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Meanings of braced in English

Held up by braces or buttresses.

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Usage of braced in English
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Thus he braced our flagging spirits, speaking words of encouragement and hope.
Scarlet
2
Investors braced for other political and economic news in a busy week.
Reuters
3
Riot police and soldiers are on high alert braced for more violence.
The Irish Times
4
Officials said they were braced for further flooding in the industrialised state.
Reuters
5
We were prepared, braced, to answer questions in half a dozen tongues.
The new yorker
6
The Middle East is braced for yet another day of anti-government demonstrations.
BBC
7
Investors also braced for the next round of the U.S.-China trade conflict.
Reuters
8
This can't last, yet councils are braced for greater cuts to come.
The Guardian
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They take on Colchester United on Tuesday braced for a difficult task.
The Guardian
10
Investors are certainly braced for this eventuality - and many welcome it.
The Guardian
11
Philippine authorities braced for another storm that could hit later this week.
Reuters
12
Timothy worked away in silence, his knees braced in the soft ground.
The Heart of Arethusa
13
The pretender braced himself for the scrutiny the eyes made of him.
The City of Delight: A Love Drama of the Siege and Fall of Jerus...
14
By and by he heard voices in the hall and braced himself.
The Buccaneer Farmer / Published in England under the Title "Ask...
15
The Election Commission is braced for a deluge of complaints and challenges.
Reuters
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I braced myself for her embrace; she'd never known her own strength.
From hell with love
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