How to Use reinforce in a Sentence

reinforce

verb

• The levees will need to be reinforced.
• We do our best to reinforce good conduct in the classroom.
• The captain sent out another squad to reinforce the troops.
• Our camp is reinforced with supplies flown in by helicopter.
• Some critics say that the movie reinforces negative stereotypes about the military.
• The bad weather forecast only reinforces our decision to leave early tomorrow.
• The heel and toes are reinforced with nylon to extend the life of the socks.
  — Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2023
• Paul will reinforce the game plan and add more than two cents.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 8 Feb. 2022
• Six more years like the past four, and that could reinforce Newhan’s point.
  — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024
• That was reinforced this week when the NFL announced that A).
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
• In the past six months, Israeli forces were transferred to reinforce those in the West Bank.
  — Ronen Bergman, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2023
• The thick, winged liner reinforces the look's rock star vibe.
  — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
• As she’s proven for the last five seasons, and reinforced over the last few weeks, Fouts is a competitor to the end.
  — Nick Alvarez | [e-mail], al, 3 June 2023
• It’s made with 100% cotton that has been reinforced at the edges to prevent loose threads or tears at the hem.
  — Kaitlyn McInnis, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2023
• That will help reinforce the integrity and strength of the veneer on top.
  — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2022
• Soft garbanzo beans and rice, as well as chewy bits of beef head, reinforce the elixir.
  — Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2022
• The wheels are so heavy that Ford needed to reinforce the rear spare-tire carrier.
  — Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 24 Jan. 2022
• The virus retains the power to reinforce those class boundaries, the ones across which we are not meant to have contact.
  — Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 6 Sep. 2022
• This point was reinforced when we were asked to identify the source of chew marks on a prickly pear.
  — Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
• Over the course of the film, Fanagan would take away sounds of the city to reinforce Leo and Nancy’s intimacy.
  — Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 17 June 2022
• The team has built an image throughout the years and can reinforce it with a good road showing this weekend.
  — Nick Alvarez | [e-mail], al, 13 Sep. 2023
• Don’t forget to add in a simple reward to reinforce a habit well done!
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 June 2022
• The seemingly out-of-focus strips on the left, like the chance effect of a lens, reinforce the impression.
  — Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2022
• The move will reinforce Ukraine’s efforts to keep Russian forces pinned down in a small area, the official said.
  — David Keyton, John Leicester, Anchorage Daily News, 26 June 2022
• Thus, before the start of another series the next day, the team went around the room to reinforce a simple message.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2023
• And to help reinforce the point, severe weather will be possible on Tuesday in parts of the state.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 21 Feb. 2022
• The head is plastic and not reinforced so don’t use this rake for any thing much heavier than leaves or pine needles.
  — Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 26 July 2023
• Placing the Christmas Trees on the dunes reduces the number of trees going to the county landfill and helps reinforce the dunes.
  — Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
• Roll a 6-foot-long piece of hog wire or concrete reinforcing wire into a 2-foot-diameter tomato cage.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2025
• The reversal reinforces the appeals courts’ position in recent years warning against the early dismissal of copyright infringement lawsuits over creative works that’s emboldened creators and holders of rights to sue for idea theft.
  — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025