How to Use prop in a Sentence

prop

1 of 2 noun

• Who could be their new prop be?
  — Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
• The lunch pail was more than a prop.
  — Christina Daves, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
• There are props that can break or splat.
  — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
• That was used as a prop for the sink.
  — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
• That’s why most places don’t have those prop bets.
  — Zach Harper, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
• The full-size prop is more than 10 feet long.
  — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
• Even the props used in her process reveal bias.
  — Okla Jones, Essence, 23 Oct. 2025
• How many props did this woman bring to the house?
  — Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
• There is a clear player prop to play in this one.
  — David Troy, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026
• The friends said the prop gun only fired blanks.
  — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
• The friends said the prop gun only fired blanks.
  — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
• Expect prop bets on which coach gets thrown out first.
  — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 Mar. 2026
• Avoid props such as toy guns, which can look real.
  — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 30 Oct. 2025
• Crews use part of the half hour to set up and take down stages and props.
  — Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 8 Feb. 2026
• The cross was not meant to be a stage prop for strongmen.
  — Otis Moss Iii, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
• The bet here doesn't need to be on a player prop, though.
  — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
• There were four or five props, a few jelly beans for the kids.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 29 Feb. 2024
• Wet food props, toast, rice or open flames will not be allowed.
  — Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
• And Elliot like, so many props to him.
  — Outside Online, 25 Feb. 2026
• Westgate’s prop menu alone is 54 pages long.
  — Neil Greenberg, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2026
• Hancock was the prop master for the show.
  — Peter White, Deadline, 24 May 2026
• Your minivan is a prop, and your life is of your choosing.
  — John Phillips, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
• Turn off oven, and prop open door; let cheesecake cool in oven 1 hour.
  — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
• Home run props are challenging to hit.
  — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
• Others offer props like pens and books.
  — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026
• In the past five days, the chair has gone from a one-off prop to the hero of the whole fight.
  — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2023
• If props are your thing, carry around a serving tray of drinks.
  — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
• There will be a preshow, and there will be prop bags available to purchase.
  — Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
• One band member on the road with her has been tasked with handling her props.
  — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2026
• In the kitchen, the fridge is stocked with milk props from the Barbie movie.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 16 July 2023

prop

2 of 2 verb

• She propped the rake against a tree.
• We propped the shed's roof with poles.
• The window was propped open.
• Her back doors were propped open.
  — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
• Her back door had been propped open.
  — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
• This is the time to prop him up, not cast him aside.
  — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
• Nat propped himself up on one arm.
  — Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
• It wasn’t supposed to be propped open.
  — Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
• Just don’t prop it up as the best of the best anymore.
  — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2026
• The debt that props some people up and keeps others down.
  — Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
• Seek to prop people up into the green zone and keep them there.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
• Do not leave doors propped open, including garage doors.
  — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2025
• Now, lean back, while your partner props themselves up with their arms.
  — Jessica Migala, Women's Health, 28 Aug. 2023
• Use one as a seat for your makeup vanity, or prop it near a chair.
  — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 15 Jan. 2026
• This show has also been propping itself up on star cameos for way too long.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
• The Dodgers are going to be able to keep that window propped open.
  — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
• Make sure that the door of the crate is propped open or removed entirely.
  — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
• Her back door was found propped open the following morning.
  — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
• Authorities did not state at that time what had been used to prop open the door.
  — Jim Vertuno, Anchorage Daily News, 1 June 2022
• And attempts to prop him up and balance the defence pairs have failed so far.
  — Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2025
• My wife sits quietly, chin propped in one hand, eyes downcast.
  — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
• The back screen door was propped open, and there was a 1-inch gap under one corner.
  — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
• Her back doors were propped open, and a doorbell camera was missing.
  — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
• The boat’s motor bay was propped open, and the boat appeared to be disabled.
  — Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025
• The most common way to avoid this problem is to simply prop open the lid with a stick.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 27 Mar. 2023
• Teenagers don’t usually prop each other up like that.
  — David McGrath, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
• Teenagers don’t usually prop each other up like that.
  — David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
• The lanterns have a glass vessel propped on a wooden stand for a neutral and stylish look.
  — Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025
• Alongside it, propped against the doorway, was a dead raccoon.
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 8 June 2023
• The firm managed to briefly prop it up with more customer assets, but that soon failed.
  — Marley Jay, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2023