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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • Two beams now reinforce each front door, and the rear wheel-arch structure is fortified, as are the B-pillars.
    Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 15 July 2023
  • This increases the smoke point and will fortify the butter to keep it from burning.
    Jessica Furniss, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Baron felt that standards would need to be fortified, not reconceived.
    Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Some are even fortified with more leucine than most casein or whey powders on the market.
    Paul Kita, Men's Health, 5 Apr. 2023
  • These immune cells are harvested from the tumor, fortified in the lab and then returned to the patient.
    Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 12 May 2024
  • Looking to further fortify the middle of their defense, the Rams signed the All-Pro linebacker to a five-year deal worth $50 million.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2022
  • The chick was returned to Murphy on Monday after the nest was fortified and improved.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Still, Paton needs to reload the pass rush, must fortify the trenches on both sides of the ball and likely needs a fallback if Williams' recovery stalls.
    Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2022
  • While more submarines are always a good idea, the Navy still needs a varied fleet above the waves to fortify itself against enemies in the world’s oceans.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 9 May 2022
  • Higher-income households have been fortified by huge gains in housing and stock market wealth since the pandemic.
    Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
  • This formulation should not only visibly reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles but also fortify the skin’s dermal structure.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2024

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