Examples of 'propped up' in a sentence
Meaning of "propped up"
To 'prop up' something means to support or sustain it, often by providing assistance, resources, or reinforcement. When used figuratively, the phrase 'propped up' implies that something or someone is being supported or kept in position, often artificially or temporarily, to prevent failure, collapse, or decline. It can be used metaphorically to describe situations, organizations, or individuals that rely on external help to maintain stability
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- simple past tense and past participle of prop up
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propped up
Maybe he was propped up by his heel and elbow.
Charity wanteth not itself is not propped up.
We chose a small pub propped up by a forgotten tank.
Propped up the bar all night long.
But they are like propped up blocks of timber.
Propped up like corpses at their baby grands.
The rifle was propped up against the chair.
Propped up to look like she was reading.
He had his feet propped up on the table.
High on the hog with my feet propped up.
This news propped up the markets yesterday.
Got married a week later propped up on a box.
To keep us propped up through that important meeting.
My life and career have been propped up by mentors.
It can be propped up against a wall for support.
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He seemed more comfortable when propped up on pillows.
We have propped up so many events on our own.
The departed are just propped up for viewing.
Rome is propped up by more than a few wooden beams.
I saw a blasted ladder propped up against a window.
He propped up a sham candidate just to take him down.
The entire industry is propped up by the bestsellers.
I propped up every day of past age.
You can not sit propped up on a waterbed.
Propped up to make the trenches appear fully manned.
The currency is propped up only by foreign aid.
Propped up only by increasing taxpayer contributions.
A strong pole propped up the branch of a tree.
What are the elements that keep it propped up.
Several factors propped up the fertility rate.
He propped up my ass and told me she wants to go to sleep.
You can have it propped up on its own.
Being propped up by someone else has no meaning for me.
Sectors that remain propped up by our government.
Bilateral efforts also need to be propped up.
It may be propped up by something under the cloth.
Her legs got to be propped up higher.
Really propped up through evidence in neuroscience.
And let us get that propped up over there.
I was propped up with many pillows as well.
She was naked and propped up by ropes.
Heads propped up on sticks of skeletons.
Home prices are artificially propped up by low interest rates.
They propped up a brutal dictator.
Several bikes are already propped up against the tree.
Economy propped up by international assistance.
Her legs gotta be propped up higher.
Governments propped up demand with large fiscal stimuluses.
I was setting back with my feet propped up on the console.
Keep her propped up until it kicks in.
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Maybe he was propped up by his heel and elbow
They left the doors propped open
I just propped it out a little for you
