ballsy

Example Sentences

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“One intensely sad and angry and insecure, the other a ballsy bravado performance for public consumption.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2023

All castanets and flamenco skirts, this is a big, ballsy cabaret number about love driving you crazy.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2023

“I think it speaks volumes. One, it’s a little ballsy by a rookie to do it, but I think it speaks volumes about Tom Brady and his character.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2022

“It was ballsy and real,” the literary agent and author Bill Clegg said in an email.

From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2020

“Pretty ballsy talk for someone who can’t swim.”

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed