Sentence examples for brace myself with from inspiring English sources
The phrase "brace myself with" is not commonly used in written English and may sound awkward
It can be used when preparing oneself for something challenging or difficult, but the construction is unusual. Example: "I had to brace myself with a deep breath before stepping onto the stage."
I brace myself with the knowledge that in TV land, antics bring immunity.
I caught myself on my counter, but I'm certain that if I hadn't been standing in that perfect spot, I would have tried to brace myself with my knife hand, and accidentally sunk nine inches of Williams Sonoma steel deep into my own ribcage.
I definitely was bracing myself with my leg.
Early on, I was told to brace myself for life with multiple sclerosis, or even amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
First thing I'd say is that I didn't find him abrasive in the kind of caricatured way I'd often read about — and braced myself for, really, with excited anticipation.
Bracing myself, I come out with it: "Oni, do you have a boyfriend?" She waits a few beats, looks up at me and says, "Why would I need a boyfriend, Daddy, when I have you?" I figure any 10-year-old that can wrap her father around her finger with such finesse, is probably in a good enough place to have a boyfriend or two.
I sat with Ruth, bracing myself for the next step.
I braced myself for a long wait with a copy of Monday's Media section of the Australian.
SO imagine my surprise when I showed up to our first date — nervous and sweaty, my body tense and brain jumpy, bracing myself for the first meeting with my future husband — and found a man unfamiliar to me in every way.
Now, let me admit that in preparation for my conversation with Robert I braced myself.
With this news, I braced myself for the next disaster.
