The coast of Florida is bracing itself in expectation of a hurricane which is supposed to hit by the weekend.
Soldiers in the capital are bracing themselves against an expected attack by rebel forces.
He braced himself and then jumped into the cold waters of the lake.
The
surfers braced themselves as the wave hit them, and then continued to wade out to deeper waters.
She looked very upset after the meeting, so I braced myself for the expected bad news.
The troops were told to brace themselves for a fierce battle.
We braced the ceiling
with some wooden supports while the new beam was put in place.
The rock wall was falling apart and had to be braced with some big rocks.
The beams bracing the roof are rotting, and there is a danger of the ceiling caving in.
If nothing is done to brace the Leaning Tower of
Pisa, it will eventually fall over.
He injured his back in a fall and had to wear a brace for over a year.
Janice has to wear a brace on her knee as a result of a bicycling accident.
She had to wear a neck brace after getting whiplash in a car accident.
Forrest Gump had to wear braces on his legs as a little boy, but later grew up to be a long-distance runner.
Marly's teeth were a little crooked, so he had to wear braces for a couple of years.
After her braces were removed, she had the most beautiful smile in the world.
Make sure you brush your teeth properly because a lot of food gets caught in your braces.
She was afraid no guy would ask her to the dance, simply because she had braces on her teeth.
I wore braces when I was a kid, and sometimes when I opened my mouth, a little elastic would come shooting out.
Find someone who is wearing or who has worn braces.