intrepid

Example Sentences

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The BBC show challenges pairs of travellers to tackle an intrepid expedition with no phone and limited cash.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

We’re used to seeing the intrepid team of naval special agents on CBS’ crime procedural “NCIS” working together to solve the toughest cases and bring down the worst villains.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

"Most people have this image of an intrepid explorer braving an isolated mountain or some other remote place, and stumbling across a creature that no one has ever seen before," Chan said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

There were plenty of intrepid female war reporters, but on Flanner’s sole trip to a battlefield, she dressed in pink pants; red, fur-lined cowboy boots; and matching mittens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

We knew he was intrepid, for he had held his own in var- ious gunfights; besides, he looked like a sheriff—the only kind we knew about.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck