bravery

noun

brav·ery | \ˈbrāv-rē,

ˈbrā-və-\

plural braveries

Definition of bravery

1 : the quality or state of having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : the quality or state of being brave : courage showing bravery under fire

2a : fine clothes wearing their Sunday bravery

b : showy display the streets strewed with flowers and full of pageantry, banners, and bravery— John Evelyn

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He received a medal for bravery. children in their Sunday bravery

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Superhero films hold a particular placement in the industry’s firmament, with regard to their flagrant regurgitation of anemic bravery on the silver screen. — Jason Parham, WIRED, "The Ryan Coogler Effect: What Black Panther's Success Means for Black Directors," 23 Mar. 2018 Now management seems to be in need of some bravery to defend the company’s long-term interests against a small band of employees who feel entitled to substitute their political hobby horses for their employer’s business priorities. — Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, "Google Confronts Its Bolsheviks," 13 Nov. 2018 Through the journey of The Missing, J.J. finds power in her experience of this suffering — hate and rage and bravery. — Julie Muncy, The Verge, "This queer horror game forces you to literally tear yourself apart," 8 Nov. 2018 Remember, Libra darling, our horizons always extend past our vantage point and bravery is an important part of progress. — Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, "What September's Libra Horoscope Means for You," 30 Aug. 2018 Harris and Challen, both 53-year-old experienced cave divers, had displayed conspicuous bravery in the successful cave rescue mission, their citations said. — Rod Mcguirk, The Seattle Times, "9 Australians awarded bravery medals for Thai cave rescue," 24 July 2018 And yet somehow house hunting in Cuba took even more bravery. — Paula Mclain, Town & Country, "The Extraordinary Life of Martha Gellhorn, the Woman Ernest Hemingway Tried to Erase," 12 July 2018 In a time when violent attacks on Jews seem a chillingly inevitable consequence of the rise of anti-Semitic discourse in the United States, the Post-Gazette’s front page stands out not just for its compassion, but for its bravery. — Tara Isabella Burton, Vox, "The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette honors the Tree of Life fallen with a traditional Jewish prayer," 2 Nov. 2018 Daniels should be applauded for his courage and bravery in telling his story. — Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Red Wings' Ken Daniels forms partnership to fight opioid crisis," 26 June 2018

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