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muster courage

VERB
dare
Synonyms
STRONGEST
insult oppose provoke resist taunt threaten
STRONG
beard brave bully confront cope denounce disregard face front goad meet mock scorn spurn
WEAK
call one's bluff face off knock chip off shoulder laugh at make my day outdare run the gauntlet square off step over the line take one on throw down the gauntlet
Antonyms
STRONGEST
compliment help praise
STRONG
approve dodge hide
WEAK
be careful hold back refrain

Example Sentences

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There are multiple ways this crisis can be addressed if elected officials muster courage to restore safety and civility.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2019

Snarling at Russia's flanks, two jackals last week tried to muster courage to spring for the kill.

From Time Magazine Archive

Her heart beat fast, and she could not muster courage to address him.

From A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3) by Dahn, Felix

I should have liked to ask how long he had been in Wales, for I had been secretly offended at his apparent neglect of me; but I could not muster courage for the question.

From Willing to Die by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan

Jenny could not muster courage enough to tell Andrew to "go and see Mary;" she did not like to bid Mary "come and see him;" and, therefore, she had recourse to manœuvring.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 by Various