: giving strength, vigor, or freshness
a bracing breeze
bracingly
adverb
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Examples of bracing in a Sentence
a chilly but bracing day
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The differences between what the proofs indicate Goya originally intended and what finally appeared in the bracing first edition, which wasn’t printed until 35 years after his death, can surprise.
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
Here is a clear-eyed survey of what ails ocean life, shaped by Scales’s own experience and a bracing look at what’s being done.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2024
Its pale green color is the natural result of steeping lemon balm and hyssop in the spirit, and it’s bottled at a bracing 130 proof.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2024
Their more bracing bitterness plays well in spicy foods, such as fajitas, or rich ones, such as pizza.
—Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2023
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
Here is a clear-eyed survey of what ails ocean life, shaped by Scales’s own experience and a bracing look at what’s being done.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2024
Its pale green color is the natural result of steeping lemon balm and hyssop in the spirit, and it’s bottled at a bracing 130 proof.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2024
Their more bracing bitterness plays well in spicy foods, such as fajitas, or rich ones, such as pizza.
—Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2023
See all Example Sentences for bracing
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“Bracing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bracing. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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