Example Sentences

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Asian countries, worried about the threat of China, are bolstering their weapons supplies.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2023

New York police are bolstering security around the courthouse where Mr Trump would be arrested.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2023

"We are bolstering our managerial positions," Zelenskiy said in his address, following a meeting of his top command involving the country's commander-in-chief, sector commanders and the head of intelligence.

From Reuters • Feb. 6, 2023

For now, high prices are bolstering poultry farmers, though the risks are accelerating just as swiftly, Mulder said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2022

The weakest and the worst have somehow got to the top, and giants are bolstering up the impotence of dwarfs.

From A Girl Among the Anarchists by Meredith, Isabel