Sentence examples similar to to brace this from inspiring English sources

I will note that when I mentioned this thought once before in these pages, a number of comments warned that, well, we may not want to brace for this competition, this war, but the Chinese are certainly intent on it and we disarm at our peril.

And now here's the high-rise we build to brace back, this series of holes for bathing and mending and parboiling roots and undecorated fucking in the style of the times: one person half-braying, the other admonishing KEEP IT DOWN—I DON'T WANT THE WAR TO HEAR.

— Tanya Abrams Seniors often need to brace themselves around this time of year, when relatives all ask the same question: "So, where are you going to college next year?" In our experience, this is the last question seniors want to hear.

Weren't we told to brace ourselves for this?

Strainer arches had to be added between the piers to brace them against buckling; this was apparently the first time that stone columns were slender and heavily loaded enough to be observed to bend or buckle later, such action would be a major concern in the design of metal columns.

This served to brace and support the weight and to transfer it downward to the ground at the same time.

If we are truly in the midst of a concentrating solar revolution- something born out by the number of new gigawatts planned-, we may all need to brace ourselves for sitings of this solar with an aura.

Keep your elbows close to your body, and use this position to brace yourself firmly.

This alarms people like Mr. Torres, who say it is time to brace for higher prices.

You have to brace yourself.

"That gives me time to brace myself".