Sentence examples for prop on from inspiring English sources

It could be used as part of a longer sentence, for example: "She tried to prop on the broken door, but it collapsed under her weight." Here, "prop on" means to support or hold up with something
It is similar to "lean on," but implies a temporary or makeshift support rather than a solid one. Some other examples of using "prop on" in a sentence could be: - "Can you prop on the ladder for me while I climb up?" - "I propped my feet on the ottoman for some extra comfort." - "The old building was propped on wooden stilts to prevent it from collapsing." - "She was able to prop on the ledge and reach the high shelf."

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The company has also supplied the rear of a Boeing 737 to the Thorpe Park amusement park in Surrey, England, as a prop on one of its rollercoaster rides.

Quins, who went into the game with one prop on the bench and a four-four split between forwards and backs, managed to close the game out, but only following Gill's red.

Any self-respecting side has at least one Georgian prop on their roster.

They performed with a steaming oven as a prop on stage, and, at one point during their stay in Baku, they baked trays of perepechi, a traditional dish of meat and vegetable tartlets that they served to the Eurovision press corps.

Though the Steven May affair probably won't stop The Footy Show from continuing to use Brown as a grunting, fleshy prop on their weekly panel, no one was buying his foray into Richard Wilkins territory during the red carpet introductions on Brownlow Medal night.

As if to underscore the point, a quite real-looking taxidermied coyote, which had once served as a prop on a photo shoot, crouched on one side of the living room facing out the balcony door, frozen in mid-howl.

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I looked up at Huston, hands on his hips, one leg propped on a rock.

A WOMAN smiles at the camera, one foot propped on the running board of a car.

A framed portrait of King Zahir Shah was propped on a desk at one end of the room.

That old horseshoe propped on the radiator?

Paintings were propped on pillows, drawings Scotch-taped to walls.

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