Sentence examples for braces oneself from inspiring English sources
One braces oneself for an austere bout of hopeless, unrequited miserablism, when the narrative takes an entirely unexpected turn with the arrival of Elizabeth Costello, the prim, lady-novelist subject of Coetzee's last book, who breezes in with a seemingly omniscient knowledge of the hero's emotional situation.
One braces oneself for off-key registers when a scholar starts talking about popular culture; but when Warner talks about, say, Men in Black, you are relieved to find that she gets the point of that film as much as she gets the point of The Odyssey.
The instinct, in these circumstances, is to brace oneself for the onslaught of unbearable Aussie swagger.
Until then, though, one can simply admire hip-hop's ability to reconstitute itself, and brace oneself for the Snoop Dogg reggaeton record, which will surely be along within the week.
"One must show oneself deserving," he said.
Is it possible to smack down oneself?
Pacing oneself, thus, is virtually impossible.
The potential for enriching oneself is ample.
"The hardest coming out is to oneself".
It is impossible to tear oneself away.
