Example Sentences

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Those moves had bolstered the company’s revenue by raising monthly rates and fees but frustrated some customers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

The Padres had bolstered their lineup, rotation and top-ranked bullpen at the trade deadline while the Dodgers did almost nothing.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 25, 2025

The 2015 acquisition of Royal Bank of Scotland's North American corporate loan portfolio had bolstered Mizuho's capabilities in debt capital markets.

From Reuters • Jul. 3, 2023

Georgia said it had bolstered the number of guards at the checkpoint but saw no reason to close the border.

From Washington Post • Sep. 27, 2022

One was old Ben, the blind hound, the other a pup with a broken fore-leg which Belle-Ann had bolstered up with splints.

From The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky by MacDonald, Everett