How to Use prop in a Sentence

prop

1 of 2 verb
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  • She propped the rake against a tree.
  • We propped the shed's roof with poles.
  • The window was propped open.
  • Transfer to a cooling rack propped above a sheet pan to drain.
    — Cathy Erway, Men's Health, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The most common way to avoid this problem is to simply prop open the lid with a stick.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 27 Mar. 2023
  • With the floor-to-ceiling windows painted shut, the coach props open doors to let in air.
    — Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2023
  • In the middle of the state seal, a farmer plows a field, his rifle propped on a nearby tree stump.
    — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Crude-oil prices have slipped about 4% over the past 12 months, despite OPEC’s efforts to prop them up.
    — Bob Henderson, WSJ, 24 Nov. 2023
  • As the pair passed through a doorway, the camera paused on an Oscar on the ground, propping a door open.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Next, hose the screen down or run it through the shower and prop it up to dry off before re-installing.
    — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Ullmark reached in from the back of the pack, a chicken wing propped in his right hand as a microphone.
    — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Authorities did not state at that time what had been used to prop open the door.
    — Jim Vertuno, Anchorage Daily News, 1 June 2022
  • The firm managed to briefly prop it up with more customer assets, but that soon failed.
    — Marley Jay, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The best way to prop the door open to her trust is to rid yourself of any trace of defensiveness about your past.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Alongside it, propped against the doorway, was a dead raccoon.
    — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 8 June 2023
  • Before the player props though, there’s a worthwhile bet on the first-quarter spread.
    — Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The sounds of music flowed through the pizza joint’s front door, propped open to let in the occasional breeze.
    — Shauna Stuart | [email protected], al, 1 July 2023
  • Turn off the oven, prop the door open slightly with the handle of a wooden spoon and allow meringues to cool gently in the oven for 1 hour.
    — Naomi Ross, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Now, lean back, while your partner props themselves up with their arms.
    — Jessica Migala, Women's Health, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The camera pulls back to reveal the same man, his face half-missing, a briefcase full of cash propped open on his desk.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 June 2023
  • She was known to prop open her front door with a Campbell’s soup can in the evenings, a habit that made some neighbors worry for her.
    — Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2022
  • Excavators have heaped rubble at the base of the Uranus Building, to prop it up.
    — Wayne Chang, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
  • At the tender age of 4, my arms were covered with lace gloves draping over my legs, propped for a camera.
    — Laila Annmarie Stevens, Parents, 15 Jan. 2024
  • In the video, a homeless man wearing a blue jacket and a gray hoodie presses play on an iPad that is propped on the edge of a fence.
    — Jesse Barron, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The facts: After the beating, officers propped Nichols against a police car, and one asked the fire department to come to the scene.
    — Ashley Parker and Justine McDaniel, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Detectives also found that the gate for a five-foot-tall fence that surrounded the pool had been propped open.
    — Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2024
  • So the Chatsworth Sierra Canyon High girls’ volleyball coach tried to prop herself up.
    — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Letting out a long sigh, Maurice props her knees on the edge of the mixing console and grabs a stream from the new Aquatic Revenge drop.
    — Annalee Newitz, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2023
  • The room was like a dark and sultry tropical oasis with palms and flowers hanging from the ceiling and propped against the walls.
    — Janice Williams, Essence, 23 Oct. 2023
  • An additional tray to prop iPads and phones against is also shown.
    — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
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prop

2 of 2 noun
  • In the past five days, the chair has gone from a one-off prop to the hero of the whole fight.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2023
  • In the kitchen, the fridge is stocked with milk props from the Barbie movie.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 16 July 2023
  • There were four or five props, a few jelly beans for the kids.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 29 Feb. 2024
  • See Cube’s tweet and the props from his son and fellow hip-hop icons below.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Nov. 2023
  • During production, Lee died at the age of 28 when he was shot by a prop gun on the set of the film.
    — Jaden Thompson, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
  • For both crowds, there's a way to spice up wagering on the 149th Run for the Roses: prop bets.
    — The Courier-Journal, 2 May 2023
  • The actor, who was Bruce Lee's son, died after a costar fired a prop gun on set.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The props would be a piano, a couple of chairs, a walker and a wheelchair.
    — Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Jacobs shared the origin stories of some of the show’s most iconic props.
    — Jocelyn Noveck, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2024
  • She was paid a lower hourly rate for the time spent dealing with other props.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Well, the tacky old prop may have a new life—literally.
    — Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 8 June 2023
  • And the mask itself was also a helpful prop for Atwell to demonstrate Grace’s new state of mind.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 17 July 2023
  • The swords and guns are merely props from his movies, like Babydoll’s katanas from Sucker Punch.
    — Hemal Jhaveri, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Were the props or clothes important to finding your way to the time and his character?
    — Stuart Miller, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Dip the prop syringe in the bowl and pull the retractable backing until mixture fills the syringe.
    — Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2023
  • To the right is a staging area, where actors change costumes, gather props or have a quick drink.
    — Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 July 2023
  • Each era comes with its own stage props, costume changes and visual effects.
    — Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The task at hand: Find a key prop from Oliver’s new show, Death Rattle, that has gone missing in time for showtime.
    — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Around this time, a props person appears, removes the sheet, then steps back inside.
    — Joey Sims, Vulture, 11 June 2023
  • But prop bets have drawn outsized attention—both good and bad.
    — Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Its iconic palm trees jut out of the water like props in a postapocalyptic movie.
    — Ismail Muhammad, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
  • No class appears to be stirred so deeply as the great middle class, the real strength of the country and the hitherto solid prop of the monarchy.
    — Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2023
  • Kudos to the prop team for making those weapons look so realistic and good.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 15 June 2023
  • There are also several props that detail the businesses and streets of the city.
    — Rob Wieland, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
  • After seeing a viral video of the Mavericks’ use of props, Zach Collins, the Spurs’ center, laughed.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
  • With no power to the prop, the trike quietly glided the rest of the way over the Austrian border at the Morava River.
    — Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Time will tell just how many more pink outfit changes and Barbie-style props Margot has packed in that carry-on of hers.
    — Emma Spedding, Vogue, 28 June 2023
  • But unlike a chopper’s long floppy blades, these props look like an airplane’s but point straight up.
    — Marc Wortman, Rolling Stone, 25 Dec. 2023
  • New York props master Gwen Roach and her husband used up their life savings and abandoned hopes of owning a home.
    — Andrew Hay, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2023
  • The prop is modeled on a real-life structure The 8-foot-long, 41-inch-wide floating hunk of wood is made of balsa and intricately carved with rococo motifs like floral accents and scrolling curves, according to the auction house.
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024

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