: giving strength, vigor, or freshness
a bracing breeze
bracingly
adverb
Examples of bracing in a Sentence
a chilly but bracing day
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In Kansas City, a single ticket for world champion Argentina’s opening match against Algeria was listed at $16,507—a bracing sum to spend for an evening in Missouri.
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Jeanne Malle,
Air Mail,
6 June 2026
On this day, an oyster shooter ($10) allowed for a bracing sampling of the house bloody mary (Pow!
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Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2026
This was laid out in a bracing April 8 essay in The Washington Post by Amanda Sloat, an academic who has worked on the National Security Council and in the State Department.
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U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
Wilder is better known for comedies like Some Like It Hot, but The Lost Weekend is a bracing look at alcoholism that also won best picture and best actor for Ray Milland.
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Jordan Hoffman,
Vanity Fair,
16 Mar. 2026
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Jeanne Malle,
Air Mail,
6 June 2026
On this day, an oyster shooter ($10) allowed for a bracing sampling of the house bloody mary (Pow!
—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2026
This was laid out in a bracing April 8 essay in The Washington Post by Amanda Sloat, an academic who has worked on the National Security Council and in the State Department.
—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
Wilder is better known for comedies like Some Like It Hot, but The Lost Weekend is a bracing look at alcoholism that also won best picture and best actor for Ray Milland.
—
Jordan Hoffman,
Vanity Fair,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Bracing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bracing. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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