muster courage
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
"I thought of asking Miss Arabella where the bathroom was, but somehow it was as difficult as asking her how much she charged for board, and I could not muster courage," laughed Dee.
From Tripping with the Tucker Twins by Speed, Nell
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
He ascended the piazza steps and crossed to the door, but somehow at the moment could not muster courage to push the button.
From An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West by Rice, Alfred Ernest
