How to Use fortify in a Sentence

fortify

verb

• He took a deep breath to fortify himself before stepping onto the stage.
• Support for his theories has been fortified by the results of these experiments.
• So time to fortify ourselves with a delicious cup of stimulation.
  — Ed Silverman, STAT, 10 Nov. 2021
• Ohio State will likely dip into the portal to fortify its own 2022 roster.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 6 Dec. 2021
• For at least three of the men — Evan, Logan and Eric — hours were spent filling large bags with desert sand to fortify buildings there.
  — jsonline.com, 18 Nov. 2021
• As people have looked for ways to fortify their immune system during the coronavirus pandemic, the industry has grown even faster.
  — Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 22 Nov. 2021
• The 162-game view stresses depth, which the Giants could fortify with lower-profile signings.
  — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Dec. 2021
• And in early 2022, cronuts, but that’s just to fortify the alliteration.
  — Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 9 Dec. 2021
• Whether Westerners can come together to reduce emissions and fortify themselves against the disasters on the horizon is yet to be seen.
  — Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2021
• The other key message is that such information must be shared with the public with the proper context to fortify science literacy.
  — Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2021
• Russia has since attempted to fortify the bridge with underwater barriers.
  — Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
• What will the Guards do to fortify the bullpen this week?
  — Joe Noga, cleveland, 5 Sep. 2022
• That was at his old house, the one not fortified by gates.
  — Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
• To be fair, healthy habits are just a bulwark to fortify you for the tougher stuff.
  — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 July 2024
• The long drive fortified her vision of a new life on the road someday.
  — Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
• If not, what about a small move or two to fortify the roster?
  — David Moore, Dallas News, 5 June 2023
• Many of the canals running through the farmland were fortified with low hillocks covered in grass.
  — Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
• Your support is one of the few things that fortify this hoop today.
  — Vogue, 11 Mar. 2022
• This oil blends pumpkin and rosemary oils to fortify and nourish the hair and scalp.
  — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Dec. 2022
• The windows of the building on the first few floors are fortified with wide deep lintels and thick mesh iron grating.
  — Sasha Frere-Jones, Harper's Magazine, 11 Oct. 2023
• Xi also set out to fortify the party’s grasp over the country.
  — Selina Wang, CNN, 14 Oct. 2022
• If Schultz does sign elsewhere, the Cowboys could chose to fortify the position in the draft.
  — Dallas News, 2 Mar. 2023
• Suites and villas, fortified by Greek stone and marble, soothe the senses in muted tones of blue, white, and gray.
  — Travis Levius, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2023
• The Petit Verdot wine was fortified with brandy and aged four years in barrel.
  — The Arizona Republic, 17 Mar. 2024
• The Steelers go back to Georgia in back-to-back years fortify their offensive line for years to come.
  — Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2024
• That wasn’t going to cut it for Auburn, so Pearl switched to a zone defense to help fortify the Tigers’ presence at the rim and force the Tide to take more outside shots.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 2 Feb. 2022
• This milky spray will help make hair stronger thanks to the amino acids and plant proteins win its formula to help fortify each strand.
  — Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Sep. 2022
• But then why assume that AI will only be used to exploit our vices and not to fortify our virtues?
  — Arianna Huffington, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
• The Maroons, meanwhile, had regrouped at a new location, two miles north of the old one, and fortified it.
  — Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 21 July 2023
• My children have spent their developing years watching Trump’s oligarchy fortify itself through a global pandemic.
  — Michelle Benegas, Twin Cities, 1 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024