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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• This will help reinforce the idea that avoiding poop leads to rewards.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2023
• These Arab states still see Iran as a shared threat, and last month’s brutal attack by Iran’s proxy, Hamas, has reinforced that view.
  — Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Nov. 2023
• Content is a good way to reinforce the core attributes of Paltrow’s vision for Goop.
  — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 2 Dec. 2022
• May your box handles be reinforced, and may your scissors cut true.
  — WIRED, 6 Oct. 2023
• That tactic would carry its own risks — reinforcing the idea that Biden is too old and unfit to serve.
  — Axios, 10 July 2024
• Freshly cut planks reinforce the 5-foot-high earth walls in the channels crisscrossing the forest floor.
  — Matt Bradley, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2023
• The video does everything to reinforce the notion that Buffett lived and loved every moment to the fullest in his 76 years on earth.
  — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2024
• This full-length pair is reinforced with stretch for comfort and ease of movement, while the soft material lends a hint of drape.
  — Paula Lee, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2024
• And adopting a Cold War–style, zero-sum framework, in which the rest of the world is forced to choose sides, only reinforces this dynamic.
  — Blaise Malley, The New Republic, 5 Oct. 2023
• They’re even reinforced on the front shin area to avoid chafing or irritation from your boot.
  — David Moses, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2024
• The decor theme of warm tones — reinforced by creamy white walls and maple floors — continues throughout the home’s open-plan living spaces.
  — Leslie Rivera, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2024
• In the winter, the trash mounds get buried in snow and remain frozen in place for days, sometimes weeks, reinforcing the city’s reputation as dirty.
  — Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
• And it’s reinforced the city’s decision to pare down Glendale Glitters and support the year-round programming.
  — Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 28 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024