were bracing
- past progressive of brace.
Example Sentences
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In New York City, authorities and residents were bracing for a direct hit, the first blizzard to sock the city since 2016.
From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026
Staff were bracing for another round of cuts, but many of the line items remaining in the file were for programs that provided food, clean water or essential medicines.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2025
Investors were bracing for the Federal Reserve’s final interest-rate decision of 2025 on Wednesday, with history showing that the S&P 500 index has tended to see a modest gain on Fed days in December.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 10, 2025
We were bracing for tariffs that would increase the prices of nearly every electronic doodad this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025
The views atop the hill were bracing, yet it was the ringwall that drew Jon's eye, the weathered grey stones with their white patches of lichen, their beards of green moss.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
