Sentence examples for they were bracing from inspiring English sources

He said they were bracing for a flood of people, as the state health system faltered.

United States officials had said they were bracing for a fresh round of attacks today.

Here in Montgomery County, parents of disabled children said they were bracing for disappointment.

In recent weeks, Pakistani intelligence officials have said they were bracing for retaliatory attacks by militants sympathetic to Bin Laden.

Iran analysts said they were bracing for the next potential showdown on Feb. 11, the anniversary of Iran's 1979 revolution.

In addition, election officials in other states with close outcomes, like Iowa and Wisconsin, said they were bracing for challenges.

They were braced for ringing phones today, their own sort of Black Friday surge.

They were braced, now, for punishment from outside, in the form of sanctions and war.

The club's board knew that Benítez's appointment would be unpopular and they were braced for the initial hostility.

They were braced against platitudes and evasion: "Please be specific, no generalizations," one readers said, surely speaking for all of us.

They were braced for any and every possibility, because the winding, wacky road since Nov. 7 had taught them not to predict the next turn.