bravado

Example Sentences

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But he criticised Hegseth's "brashness, the bravado, the bulldozing of questions" in briefings.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

On the battlefield, the situation is far more complex — and dangerous — than the administration’s bravado suggests.

From Salon • Mar. 2, 2026

“I completely lost my equilibrium,” he says with none of the bravado that was previously a trademark.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

In an early review, Le Monde praised the book, saying: "Gisele Pelicot tells her story without bravado or self-pity."

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

But after, when it was just the two of us, the mask lowered, the bravado peeled off like a breastplate, and he was my brother.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover