knee brace
noun
a diagonal member for bracing the angle between two joined members, as a stud or column and a joist or rafter, being joined to each partway along its length.
knee braces
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pluralof knee brace.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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A new large-scale analysis has identified knee braces, water therapy, and exercise as the most effective non-drug options for managing knee osteoarthritis.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 30, 2026
I donned rainbow hair, medical knee braces and prescription compression socks to my surgery date.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
While the custom braces were being built, Kinney first bought post-surgery knee braces at Target that he cut up and re-sewed, but they kept slipping off.
From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2022
Underneath their baseball pants — or jeans, or sweatpants, whatever is comfortable at this age — they wear knee braces and other contraptions.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 27, 2020
Fasten the upper ends of the knee braces to the uprights with the 8-in. bolts put through the holes bored for that purpose, and countersinking the heads.
From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.
