courageous

Example Sentences

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“They were very courageous to speak out,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Perry, who died in 2025, has written a fine capstone for his own career as well as his courageous character.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

The school's 140 students as well as "our amazing staff, our courageous teachers, and our heroic security personnel" were all accounted for and safe, according to the statement.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

The band called the record “. . .an immediate response to current events and inspired by the many extraordinary and courageous people fighting on the frontlines of freedom.”

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

Eventually, as a result of Doug’s visit, one group of Fayu invited a courageous husband-and-wife missionary couple to live with them.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond