The word 'bracing' is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it to describe something that is refreshingly invigorating. For example: "The bracing ocean air invigorated me as I walked along the beach."
More than two-and-a-half centuries on it has grown into a small, thriving, officially bilingual city, currently bracing itself for another fierce battle between French and English invaders.
The point of rhubarb, at least for me, is its bracing sourness, and that can be lost among the sugar and cream of an ice.
He gave you his undivided attention and he expected the same from you, which was a very bracing experience.
The combination of bracing air, exciting excursions and comfort aboard made Australis life a hypnotically relaxing experience.
The IPCC's investigation into the Stockwell tube shooting is a particular target for anger within the ranks and the federation appears to be bracing itself for action against officers for the death of the innocent Brazilian, Jean Charles de Menezes, last July.
Much like the quiet that comes before the storm, Egypt is bracing itself for any eventualities that will result from the coming election.
Rona Munro's epic trilogy about three 15th-century kings dipped in the middle section but, in the year of the independence referendum, put Scottish nationalism in bracing historical perspective.
Staff from around the country are bracing themselves for job losses after the Abbott government revealed the ABC's budget would be slashed by $254m over five years.
Related: Italian PM calls for emergency summit as up to 700 migrants drown But now Europe is bracing for worse.
When that student asked whether she would get a job and he tried to empathise, I thought: "How does he know what it's like?" I finish my postgrad course in TV journalism in July and am bracing myself for the possibility of unemployment, so I was interested in the question from the 19-year-old who asked who would guarantee them a job.
Commons is out of contract at the end of the season and Derby are bracing themselves for an approach from Rangers if Kenny Miller's transfer to the Turkish champions, Bursaspor, goes through, giving them the money to fund a bid.
