brashly

Example Sentences

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It’s a biography of our national ego, with Marty brashly lecturing the British head of the International Table Tennis Association that a champion from the United States would boost the sport’s global reputation.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

He continued to mention he's known locally for "awkward conversations with people" before "asking brashly conversational questions."

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2024

After decades climbing the administrative ladder in brashly commercial coastal areas, Mr. Xi took power amid widespread expectations that he would be a pragmatist willing to tolerate, if not act on, such calls.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2022

Among the activists who heard them, Lavender Country helped galvanize the Seattle LGBTQ+ community organizing in Stonewall’s wake, while brashly challenging country music stereotypes.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2022

And behind the film of frost etching the glass I saw two brashly painted plaster images of Mary and Jesus surrounded by dream books, love powders, God-Is-Love signs, money-drawing oil and plastic dice.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison