Similar words: foreshore, shore, ashore, offshore, seashore, shoreline, foreshorten, shore leave. Meaning: v. support by placing against something solid or rigid.
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1. We had to shore up the damaged wall.
2. She used this evidence to shore up her argument.
3. Timbers were used to shore up the tunnel.
4. They tried to shore up the failing economy by means of tax increases.
5. Lothar, in a last bid to shore up his power in western Francia, made a foray to the Seine.
6. It was like trying to shore up a wall of quicksand.
7. Inpart they were motivated by concern to shore up the influence of their class over provincial affairs.
8. Thus, governments are endlessly seeking to shore up the erosion of the national idea which a world economy inflicts upon them.
9. The Ducks must win tonight not just to shore up their record but also to help repair their flagging self-esteem.
10. He used this evidence to shore up his opinion.
11. We shore up the damaged fence.
12. The government used subsidies to shore up farm prices.
13. Quentin used several sticks to shore up the tent.
14. Britain must shore up her defenses.
15. We have to shore up the damaged fence.
16. The democracies of the West may find it hard to shore up their defences.
17. In 1994, the legislature allocated only $ 2 million statewide to shore up security at older facilities.
18. Kelly wanted him on the ticket because he was trying to shore up his sagging reputation with the voters.
19. And a growing number of right-wing groups had decided to shore up their opposition with physical violence.
20. She believes the mistake psychoanalysis has made hitherto is aiming to shore up a kind of finished and defined ego.
21. Through out the period the government made crystal clear its anxiety to shore up noble landownership.
22. Nevertheless, there are reports Costa Rica will ask coffee producers to suspend exports temporarily to shore up prices.
23. Above all, it requires the steady cultivation of healthy core beliefs that will shore up the organization when setbacks occur.
24. Upon taking office, Chavalit, a former army chief, wooed the military to try to shore up his political power.
25. Before the car could be moved, rescue workers had to shore up the building, which was in danger of collapse.
26. Massive cost-cutting at Delta Air Lines has helped the carrier shore up its balance sheet.Sentencedict.com
27. Naturally, the advertising industry reckons the best way to shore up brand loyalty is to spend hugely on even more ads.
28. In an interview with CNBC last week, Zell said filing for bankruptcy was a "pre-emptive" move to shore up the company for the future.
29. U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez says the summit of leaders of industrialized and developing economies did not produce any immediate, concrete action to shore up the financial system.
30. Barclays will use about half its new funds to shore up its balance sheet following write - downs.
More similar words: foreshore, shore, ashore, offshore, seashore, shoreline, foreshorten, shore leave, fire up, flare up, thereupon, square up, whereupon, measure up, conjure up, measure up to, euphoric, euphoria, shorn, short, whore, shorty, shorts, chore, short of, in short, shorten, shortly, shortage, shortest.