Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for brazen-faced
Adjective
  • Those who are successful in the job market learn how to embrace tradeoffs to make wise choices.
    Michael B. Horn, Time, 24 June 2025
  • Washington eventually adopted more sensible approaches that mobilized the resources of key allies, developed a wiser balance between conventional and nuclear tools, and assumed a less confrontational attitude toward Moscow.
    JENNIFER LIND, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • Gemma reluctantly agrees to rebuild her impudent robot in a new body, and the sequel ends with an explosive showdown between Amelia and M3GAN, who nearly dies in a noble attempt to save Gemma and her niece, Cady (Violet McGraw).
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 29 June 2025
  • One chord appears to speak to the other, sounding almost impudent in their simplicity, equal parts ecstatic and heartbreakingly melancholic.
    Sam Davies, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Murder by Death District Music Hall, 71 Wall St., Norwalk The Indiana indie rock band Murder by Death, which features a cello in its lineup and a lot of brazen musical ideas, is calling it quits after a quarter century.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2025
  • Such perspectives make Wax’s Izzy a multi-layered and often contradictory character: self-assured, yet also self-doubting; brazen, yet guilty; fearless, yet also fearful.
    Frank Rizzo, Variety, 13 June 2025
Adjective
  • One’s insolent, calling him lame and old, and the other affectedly infantile, but both are exhausting in their own way.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2025
  • The government, in an insolent filing on Sunday evening, rewrote that instruction.
    Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The Hershey Company, known as a confectionery giant, is transforming itself into a snacking powerhouse through savvy acquisitions, bold brand building, and strategic retail partnerships.
    Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • What was once a bold ambition is now becoming a reality.
    Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • The box set delivers a fresh take on a fan-favorite moment from the Steven Spielberg sequel.
    Nigel Smith, People.com, 25 June 2025
  • None of which, sad to say, is terribly fresh or exciting.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • Around the same time, a new and more audacious idea emerged: to outlaw war altogether.
    Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
  • One of the most audacious examples: the Belmond Britannic Explorer, launching in July 2025.
    Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • But there’s a whole world of eggplant recipes beyond that saucy Italian American headliner.
    Joe Sevier, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2025
  • This week: a gutsy stand-up special from Sarah Silverman, a new installment of Fear Street, and some saucy reality TV.
    K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 16 May 2025
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“Brazen-faced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brazen-faced. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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