brave
Example Sentences
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Not winning the Tony for his indefatigable performance must sting, but John Lithgow was favored to win for his brave turn as the baleful Roald Dahl of Mark Rosenblatt’s “Giant.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
He issued a call for scientists to keep being brave and inquisitive, and for governments to fund their innovations.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
“I’m going to encourage you to be brave and stand firm for the people of this county,” one resident told the commissioners.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
That might sound like a cop-out, but it’s difficult and possibly even brave to make such a commitment to the mundane.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Don Quixote stood up and shouted: "I won't let that happen in my presence to the brave knight Don Gaiferos. Stop, you villains! Don't pursue him if you don't want to face me in combat!"
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
Vocabulary lists containing brave
"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act I
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Common Five-letter Words for Wordle, List 1
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Native American History - Introductory
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