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Example sentences from the Web for bracesI had just gotten my braces off and was learning how to tame my hair with a curling iron. Apps and Online Programs Offer New Ways to Report Street Harassment|Tessa Miller|April 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST Film it on film, no makeup, get the inhaler and the braces in there. Shailene Woodley Opens Up About Coming of Age, ‘Divergent,’ and the Faults in Our World|Marlow Stern|January 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Nozzle-man opens the mouth of the hose, releasing its stream while the Backup-man braces the weight. The Marine and His Cousin the Firefighter|Maurice Emerson Decaul|September 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST Braces of pastel green parrots nest in the 10-story jungle canopy. Is Rafael Correa the Next Hugo Chavez?|Mac Margolis|August 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Be on the lookout for older athletes with braces on their lower teeth. Is HGH, Allegedly Alex Rodriguez’s Drug of Choice, Really So Bad?|Kent Sepkowitz|August 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST Secure the yard by the iron trusses, and haul taut lifts and braces. The Seaman's Friend|Richard Henry Dana The appendage attached by pintles and braces to the stern-post of a vessel, by which its course through the water is governed. The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth More posts or braces may be needed to support the extra weight. In Time Of Emergency|Department of Defense It has been lately employed very extensively for making elastic bands or braces. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure When I reached the railing I climbed over, and, with the help of braces and posts, soon got to where I could drop down. The Young Forester|Zane Grey
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pl nBritish a pair of straps worn over the shoulders by men for holding up the trousersUS and Canadian word: suspenders Words nearby bracesbracelet, bracelets, bracer, bracero, brace root, braces, brace table, brace up, brach, brachah, brachi- Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bracesclamp, splint, ready, gird, fortify, prepare, bracer, bearing, buttress, skid, truss, arm, staff, bolster, stanchion, rib, stave, prop, boom, peg |