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"Prop" in a Sentence (18 examples)
He fetched a few cushions to prop up her head.
Proppants, such as sand, are added to the water to prop open the newly created cracks.
Could you prop up this mirror against that wall for me?
You take my house when you do take the prop, that doth sustain my house; you take my life, when you do take the means whereby I live.
Tom tried to prop Mary up with pillows.
Many mangrove forests can be recognized by their dense tangle of prop roots that make the trees appear to be standing on stilts above the water.
I don't need a prop.
I'm afraid to fall, please prop me up.
Algeria is overly dependent on oil and gas to prop up its economy.
Prop the ladder against the wall.
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They stuck a block of wood under it as a prop.
Try using a phone book to prop up the table where the foot is missing.
We used to go out into the roads (highway robbery) between races, and if we met an ‘old bloke’ (man) we ‘propped him’ (knocked him down), and robbed him.
They used the trophy as a prop in the movie.
You can use props in a literal way to enhance the story, such as shooting a woodworker amidst woodworking tools.
John Aubrey Douglass, a senior research fellow at the Center for Studies in Higher Education at Berkeley, said that while he was not an insider on admissions practices, “my sense is that admissions is highly regulated and careful to stay clear of Prop 209 restrictions, and the Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action.”
“Watch how totally dishonest the California Prop vote is!” Trump fumed on Truth Social over the weekend.
There was some good counter hits, and then Foster received a prop on the nose which drew the claret.
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