How to Use brave in a Sentence

brave

1 of 3 adjective
Definition of bravenext
Synonyms for bravenext
  • She gave us a brave smile.
  • He lost his brave fight against the disease.
  • That is what makes us the land of the free and home of the brave.
    — Bloomberg.com, 9 Oct. 2017
  • America is the land of the free, the home of the brave!
    — Heather Wilhelm, National Review, 15 Dec. 2017
  • Swim across the pool or just cheer on the brave souls who dare to leap in.
    — Shannon Sutlief, Dallas News, 6 Feb. 2020
  • That smart, brave girl is the true tragedy of the season for me.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2023
  • And now and then a brave author gives us a book about the end of life.
    — Sophie Blackall, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2018
  • My daughter is as bright and fleet and brave as a bird.
    — Karen Russell, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2021
  • Very few shops are brave enough to go out on a limb these days.
    — Avi Dan, Forbes, 16 June 2022
  • Thank you for being brave enough and strong enough to talk about it.
    — Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2022
  • Your team may be putting on a brave face out of fear of judgment.
    — Yec, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2021
  • Iraq has lost one of its very best- a thoughtful and brave man.
    — Jomana Karadsheh, Arwa Damon, CNN, 6 July 2020
  • If only more people were brave enough to take the plunge.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2018
  • Be brave in your own skin, own your truth and lead your own path.
    — Humberto Leon, Teen Vogue, 20 July 2017
  • To be brave and have courage is to step out of your comfort zone and just do it.
    — Danny Fujikawa, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Thank you for teaching me to be brave and for loving me well.
    — Caroline Picard, House Beautiful, 12 Oct. 2016
  • My friend was brave enough to get on a motorbike and drive it.
    — Tariro Mzezewa, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2020
  • Commit to your core values and be brave enough to act on them.
    — Rahul Raj, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Thank you for showing me how to be bold and brave and not give a f--k.
    — Erika Jayne, Billboard, 2 June 2018
  • With Rose never the same, the Bulls put on a brave face.
    — K.c. Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 10 June 2018
  • It can be done, though, as these five brave souls proved.
    — cleveland, 25 Dec. 2021
  • There were many brave men and women who lost their lives this day.
    — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2022
  • These brave men and women put their lives on the line every day.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 11 Sep. 2020
  • Now that was really great to see and very brave of her.
    — Andy Nesbitt, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2020
  • Rather than the brave thing to do, it will be perceived as cowardice.
    — Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, 11 Aug. 2020
  • But thanks to the efforts of those brave enough to speak on it, that’s changing.
    — Stephen A. Crockett Jr., The Root, 18 May 2018
  • Be brave, be bold and be ready for those people to come once your field is built.
    — Darick Spears, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2021
  • These brave women have been able to see how their struggle can pave the way for so many.
    — Omid Scobie, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Sep. 2019
  • The twins were so brave to come forward and talk about it all on camera, too.
    — Ruth Kinane, EW.com, 13 Jan. 2022
  • Olivia was alway very brave and close-mouthed about her health.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2021
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brave

2 of 3 verb
  • Thousands of fans braved rush-hour traffic to see the concert.
  • Stock up on the good stuff to reward those who braved it.
    — Bailey Loosemore, The Courier-Journal, 24 Oct. 2017
  • The climbers and their guides have braved sheer rock, avalanches and wild winds.
    — The Economist, 12 Mar. 2020
  • But the divers braved the frigid water and the strong currents anyway.
    — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 20 Nov. 2019
  • So grab some almonds and some oats, and brave your kitchen once again.
    — Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, 25 Dec. 2017
  • Instead, those who want to brave the challenge of the fiery fruit can do so in the form of hot sauce.
    — Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2023
  • These days, wave-chasers come from near and far to brave the breaks and barrels.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Lifeguards and spectators stood along the shore to watch as surfers braved the waves.
    — Hannah Fry, latimes.com, 23 May 2018
  • Three little girls down the street were running outside to brave the rain.
    — Ben Cohen, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022
  • We that saw people didn’t have to brave long commutes daily to get the job done.
    — Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 28 Feb. 2022
  • On the bay, the few sailboats that had braved the weather headed for safe harbor as the wind whipped up.
    — Louise Rafkin, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2016
  • No sea-taxi skipper was mad enough to brave the weather.
    — Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2021
  • Those who braved the trains had no trouble finding seats.
    — Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com, 24 Apr. 2020
  • Some fans listened, while others braved it in their seats.
    — John Leyba, The Know, 1 Aug. 2019
  • Mere muggles may be afraid to brave an amusement park in this summer heat.
    — Carly Mallenbaum, USA TODAY, 12 July 2018
  • So why would a reporter brave the bubble and leave their lives in the outside world behind?
    — CNN, 31 July 2020
  • Reluctant to brave the gangs, the army has so far mainly patrolled the streets by day.
    — The Economist, 22 Mar. 2018
  • Mosquitoes are not great flyers, and most will not be able to brave the breeze.
    — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 16 May 2022
  • Or arm yourself with a flashlight and brave your way through a dark museum.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Oct. 2021
  • Therefore, larger sharks might brave the storm and stay closer to shore.
    — Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Why wait on line and brave the crowded discomfort of the Louvre?
    — Rachel Donadio, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2019
  • Most of us have to brave a headache-inducing commute just to get to work every day.
    — Michael Murney, Chron, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Indeed, the eaves are just one of the many ways the home is prepared to brave the harsh Utah elements.
    — Kaitlin Menza, House Beautiful, 14 Oct. 2019
  • One by one, those films brave enough to risk a wide release peeked their heads above the parapet and were swiftly mowed down.
    — Vulture, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Most stayed inside to enjoy their snow day, but others braved the cold.
    — Lyndsey Matthews, Country Living, 26 Dec. 2017
  • Elizabeth Olsen braved the snow a few years back wearing jeans and duck boots.
    — Georgina Kim, Glamour, 17 Jan. 2020
  • When the cold front rolls around, having a toasty-warm wool coat to step out in is essential to brave those frigid temps.
    — Ty Gaskins, Men's Health, 10 Jan. 2023
  • People braved the heat in Chicago and Atlanta to march.
    — Washington Post, 1 July 2018
  • Brian Tyree Henry is the first star to brave Jolie's stare.
    — Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Reyes and his wife’s cousin bought full-body Tyvek suits to brave the rickety stairs and wade through the cobwebs.
    — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 14 June 2023
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brave

3 of 3 noun
  • Not just this team, all our English teams are playing like that—brave on the ball.
    — Jonathan Clegg, WSJ, 10 July 2018
  • Towards the end of the night, the weather cleared up and the brave ventured outside for an alfresco nightcap.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 30 May 2019
  • When a storm blows in on the last day, Sadie is brave for her brother and her own fears evaporate.
    — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2017
  • A brave Perry didn’t back down when asked to rate her famous lovers — from worst to best.
    — Char Adams, PEOPLE.com, 11 June 2017
  • As for off the runway, one brave showgoer put the look to the test in Paris, wearing pool slides and socks on the street.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Her brave and good men regard her admission into the Union as a matter of life and death.
    — Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, 21 June 2018
  • The braves demonstrated their prowess with the bow and arrow, the Pilgrims with their muskets.
    — Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2018
  • The best of the best, the bravest of the brave are not supposed to acknowledge vulnerability on any level.
    — Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2019
  • Sometimes people tell him he’s brave for speaking openly about it.
    — Erik Brady, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2017
  • There’s a kind of brave and, perhaps cocky, transparency in choosing a dress that is available off the rack.
    — Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2019
  • And advocates working with the team had painted worry stones with words like strength and brave for the survivors to carry into court the next day.
    — Jason Schmidt, Glamour, 30 Oct. 2018
  • My older self might yet agree with her, but my current self decided to be a different kind of brave.
    — Neda Semnani, chicagotribune.com, 16 May 2018
  • There is a place for the brave, face-first brawlers, like Orlando Salido.
    — Mark Whicker, Orange County Register, 19 June 2017
  • Kanye West -- talk brave, a hip-hop star supporting Trump.
    — Fox News, 29 Apr. 2018
  • But the movement started with Burke and a 12-year-old brave enough to speak up.
    — USA Today, 13 Aug. 2020
  • Those who warned against the coming of fascism will congratulate themselves for saving the home of the free and redeeming the land of the brave, which somehow lurched towards the brink.
    — Samuel Moyn, The New York Review of Books, 19 May 2020
  • This is a vision of the nation that has been sold to us by a generation of politicians who talk brave and act gutless, and by the carny shills in the employ of the industries of death.
    — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 2 Oct. 2017
  • There was brave and reassuring talk by the local politicians, who at times like this are supposed to be brave and reassuring.
    — Joe Heim, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2017
  • Many respectable Americans sadly are allowing fear of ridicule and bullying to silence their voices in this land of the free and home of the brave.
    — Mike Masterson, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2020
  • And then there are the few, the brave, the bonkers—volunteers who happily prepare other people’s tax returns for free.
    — Anne Kadet, WSJ, 11 Apr. 2017
  • After a black hole of an opening month, these Braves have found that self-assurance does not come easily.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 2 May 2016
  • Behind the haughty exterior, a leader is emerging who seems to be at once brave, disciplined and thoughtful.
    — The Economist, 30 Sep. 2017
  • In another attack, an Indian brave was caught crawling through a hole dug beneath a fort’s adobe wall.
    — John MacCormack, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Feb. 2018
  • So grateful for our brave and dedicated @CapitolPolice.
    — baltimoresun.com, 14 June 2017
  • And yet Mexican journalists — brave beyond belief — carry on, risking their lives to tell the truth.
    — Don Winslow, Time, 28 June 2017
  • The project has turned up a couple of surprises, including two paintings of Indian braves in bold red, white and black — the school’s colors.
    — Anna Webb, idahostatesman, 13 Dec. 2017
  • These muses may seem fluent in the not-so-simple art of being themselves, but its their brave, head-high presentations that will pave the way for others to do the same.
    — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2018
  • In official imagery he is portrayed as a visionary leader on a historic mission — brave, wise and decisive.
    — Chris Buckley, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2018
  • Every year, a crowd of brave, bedecked daredevils lines up along the ocean shore in Virginia Beach, and charges headfirst into the frigid winter waters.
    — Aj Willingham, CNN, 15 Feb. 2020
  • Fortunately, podcasting is this brave, new medium where anything goes.
    — Kt Hawbaker, Chicago Reader, 12 Feb. 2018

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