bracingly
- a word derived from bracing.
Example Sentences
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And while this isn’t a band of virtuosos, they are artists who figured out how to create something beguiling and bracingly original.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
A two-time Tony winner, she is likely to win a third for her featured performance in “Salesman” as Willy Loman’s bracingly unbending wife, Linda.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
So when a slideshow of Kelly’s hairless visage appeared on the screen, Dokoupil fell bracingly silent.
From Slate • Jan. 6, 2026
Between that and Sydney Chandler’s portrayal of Wendy – not a girl, not yet a mechanical woman – this new chapter is bracingly unfamiliar terrain.
From Salon • Dec. 17, 2025
Even the idea of attempting this was bracingly novel.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
