body brace

He was a tall boy, she realized, with sleep creases in his cheeks and a body already braced to take the worst.

Hugh the Hand stood stolidly, feet planted firmly, body braced.

He threw himself to the deck, braced his body between partitions.

Slowly, her body braced, she turned to face him.

Something was happening there beside him, he felt the young body braced to sharp attention.

He'd simply stared at her with those too-solemn blue eyes, his thin young body already braced, waiting.

It threw her off rhythm to see him standing there, eyes cold and fierce, body braced, teeth showing.

She stood in front of a canvas, feet planted, body braced.

Emma's body braced, like a boxer readying for a new match.

Then suddenly she became still, and her body braced as if for some shock.