How to Use prop in a Sentence

prop

1 of 2 verb

• She propped the rake against a tree.
• We propped the shed's roof with poles.
• The window was propped open.
• Transfer to a cooling rack propped above a sheet pan to drain.
  — Cathy Erway, Men's Health, 6 Sep. 2023
• 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
• With the floor-to-ceiling windows painted shut, the coach props open doors to let in air.
  — Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2023
• In the middle of the state seal, a farmer plows a field, his rifle propped on a nearby tree stump.
  — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2023
• Crude-oil prices have slipped about 4% over the past 12 months, despite OPEC’s efforts to prop them up.
  — Bob Henderson, WSJ, 24 Nov. 2023
• As the pair passed through a doorway, the camera paused on an Oscar on the ground, propping a door open.
  — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 9 Oct. 2023
• Next, hose the screen down or run it through the shower and prop it up to dry off before re-installing.
  — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 24 Jan. 2023
• Ullmark reached in from the back of the pack, a chicken wing propped in his right hand as a microphone.
  — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Mar. 2023
• Authorities did not state at that time what had been used to prop open the door.
  — Jim Vertuno, Anchorage Daily News, 1 June 2022
• The firm managed to briefly prop it up with more customer assets, but that soon failed.
  — Marley Jay, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2023
• The best way to prop the door open to her trust is to rid yourself of any trace of defensiveness about your past.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
• Alongside it, propped against the doorway, was a dead raccoon.
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 8 June 2023
• Before the player props though, there’s a worthwhile bet on the first-quarter spread.
  — Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2023
• The sounds of music flowed through the pizza joint’s front door, propped open to let in the occasional breeze.
  — Shauna Stuart | [e-mail], al, 1 July 2023
• Turn off the oven, prop the door open slightly with the handle of a wooden spoon and allow meringues to cool gently in the oven for 1 hour.
  — Naomi Ross, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2023
• Now, lean back, while your partner props themselves up with their arms.
  — Jessica Migala, Women's Health, 28 Aug. 2023
• The camera pulls back to reveal the same man, his face half-missing, a briefcase full of cash propped open on his desk.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 June 2023
• She was known to prop open her front door with a Campbell’s soup can in the evenings, a habit that made some neighbors worry for her.
  — Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2022
• Excavators have heaped rubble at the base of the Uranus Building, to prop it up.
  — Wayne Chang, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
• At the tender age of 4, my arms were covered with lace gloves draping over my legs, propped for a camera.
  — Laila Annmarie Stevens, Parents, 15 Jan. 2024
• In the video, a homeless man wearing a blue jacket and a gray hoodie presses play on an iPad that is propped on the edge of a fence.
  — Jesse Barron, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
• The facts: After the beating, officers propped Nichols against a police car, and one asked the fire department to come to the scene.
  — Ashley Parker and Justine McDaniel, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Feb. 2023
• Detectives also found that the gate for a five-foot-tall fence that surrounded the pool had been propped open.
  — Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2024
• So the Chatsworth Sierra Canyon High girls’ volleyball coach tried to prop herself up.
  — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2022
• Not prop swords for hobbyists, but real, actual swords?
  — Samantha Allen, Them., 9 Dec. 2025
• Consider using extra pillows at night to prop your head up.
  — Carrie Madormo, Health, 28 Nov. 2025
• And attempts to prop him up and balance the defence pairs have failed so far.
  — Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2025

prop

2 of 2 noun

• 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
• In the kitchen, the fridge is stocked with milk props from the Barbie movie.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 16 July 2023
• There were four or five props, a few jelly beans for the kids.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 29 Feb. 2024
• See Cube’s tweet and the props from his son and fellow hip-hop icons below.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Nov. 2023
• During production, Lee died at the age of 28 when he was shot by a prop gun on the set of the film.
  — Jaden Thompson, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
• For both crowds, there's a way to spice up wagering on the 149th Run for the Roses: prop bets.
  — The Courier-Journal, 2 May 2023
• The actor, who was Bruce Lee's son, died after a costar fired a prop gun on set.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024
• The props would be a piano, a couple of chairs, a walker and a wheelchair.
  — Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
• Jacobs shared the origin stories of some of the show’s most iconic props.
  — Jocelyn Noveck, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2024
• She was paid a lower hourly rate for the time spent dealing with other props.
  — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
• Well, the tacky old prop may have a new life—literally.
  — Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 8 June 2023
• And the mask itself was also a helpful prop for Atwell to demonstrate Grace’s new state of mind.
  — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 17 July 2023
• The swords and guns are merely props from his movies, like Babydoll’s katanas from Sucker Punch.
  — Hemal Jhaveri, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2023
• Were the props or clothes important to finding your way to the time and his character?
  — Stuart Miller, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2024
• Dip the prop syringe in the bowl and pull the retractable backing until mixture fills the syringe.
  — Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2023
• To the right is a staging area, where actors change costumes, gather props or have a quick drink.
  — Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 July 2023
• Each era comes with its own stage props, costume changes and visual effects.
  — Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2023
• The task at hand: Find a key prop from Oliver’s new show, Death Rattle, that has gone missing in time for showtime.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2023
• Around this time, a props person appears, removes the sheet, then steps back inside.
  — Joey Sims, Vulture, 11 June 2023
• But prop bets have drawn outsized attention—both good and bad.
  — Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024
• Its iconic palm trees jut out of the water like props in a postapocalyptic movie.
  — Ismail Muhammad, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
• No class appears to be stirred so deeply as the great middle class, the real strength of the country and the hitherto solid prop of the monarchy.
  — Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2023
• Kudos to the prop team for making those weapons look so realistic and good.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 15 June 2023
• There are also several props that detail the businesses and streets of the city.
  — Rob Wieland, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
• After seeing a viral video of the Mavericks’ use of props, Zach Collins, the Spurs’ center, laughed.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
• With no power to the prop, the trike quietly glided the rest of the way over the Austrian border at the Morava River.
  — Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
• Visitors can see authentic movie props, costumes worn by actors and re-creations of iconic scenes and settings.
  — Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
• The owner of the bag told airport security screenings that the phony bomb was a training prop.
  — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
• Think Gallagher and his watermelon or Carrot Top and his props.
  — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 28 Jan. 2026
• Anyway, a car as normal as a Toyota Prius getting props twice in ten minutes is pretty wild.
  — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 28 Jan. 2026