1.   The miners used special braces to keep the walls from collapsing.

2.   As soon as he was put under oath, Samaranch switched to Spanish and used a brace of interpreters.

3.   He must now use leg braces to walk.

4.   Kearns uses a brace to stabilize the thumb, which remains bent a little inward, and still a bit swollen.

5.   Using two braces for each pontoon allows the rider to raise and lower the pontoons between upper and lower braces.

6.   He used a brace last week, but found it too bulky.

7.   Her parents, now both preachers, told her not to use the brace.