Sentence examples for he braces himself from inspiring English sources

WHEN Robert Aronowitz sees friends he grew up with, he braces himself for their usual greeting.

Grass looks eastwards, and it's a cold wind he braces himself against.

Bundled up in layers — but wearing loafers that expose his ankles — he braces himself for December's piercing weather.

Sidebottom has had a good season, but must wonder whether returning to his native county was advisable as he braces himself for Second Division cricket.

Warren D. Miller, co-founder of Beckmill Research, a Lexington, Va., firm that appraises private businesses, said he braces himself for an old plane except when flying JetBlue Airways, which operates newer Airbus A320s.

Not a great headline for Gordon Brown, the prime minister, as he braces himself for a general election to be held in June 2010 at the latest.The alternative, of course, is to borrow, and the government is getting good at that.

He braced himself as we passed.

He braced himself for a long, grueling regimen of chemotherapy.

He braced himself and asked for directions to Strawberry Fields.

He braced himself for his neighbours' latest drama.

Then he braced himself and saluted the flag.