bra·vu·ra
brə-ˈvyu̇r-ə 
brä-,
-ˈvu̇r-
1
music
: a musical passage requiring exceptional agility and technical skill in execution
2
: a florid brilliant style
3
: a show of daring or brilliance
Examples of bravura in a Sentence
Adjective
a truly bravura performance of the ballet that brought the crowd to its feet
Recent Examples on the Web
James Parker, The Atlantic, 6 July 2025
Maxx Royal Bodrum Resort is not merely a design bravura showpiece, but a rare luxury hotel where the personalized service is warmhearted, rather than condescending.
—Marcia Desanctis, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2025
Of course, the bravura vampire fights inside and outside the juke were in IMAX.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 19 Apr. 2025
Yet another Smart turn and bravura performance should be a strong box office pull for this limited summer run.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 13 June 2025
During a bravura fourth quarter Wednesday in Indianapolis, the Pacers unleashed their best defense of the series and hustle on offense to force Oklahoma City into uncharacteristic mistakes and earn a 116-107 win and a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 June 2025
Beyond the incredible bravura filmmaking, that’s what’s really special about it and that needs to be celebrated.
—Peter White, Deadline, 11 June 2025
His initial showdown in the recording studio through the music producer’s glass window as Yung Felon is putting down a track is worth the price of admission, with Washington turning the encounter into a bravura rap that becomes one of the actor’s finest screen moments.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 19 May 2025
Most buyers admire the bravura filmmaking, but mainly art-house distributors are circling.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 17 May 2025
Richard Brody, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
His movies are deeply political, but also poetic and personal, eschewing traditional storytelling for an expressionistic approach marked by bravura stylistics, inner turmoil and the occasional musical number.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
His bravura side is still firmly in place, yet it is buoyed now by a growing sophistication.
—Thea Traff, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Thus enfranchised, Hackman took on Richard Harris’ elegant killer English Bob with gusto, mixing in a bravura oratorical gavotte with ample kicks to the ribs, and summoning the Best Supporting Actor trophy.
—Fred Schruers, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2025
In this balance lies the bravura, idiosyncratic source of Murakami’s popularity.
—Randy Boyagoda, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
Sanders, on the other hand — in the most outrageously, satisfyingly bravura role of his career — doubles down on the stereotype.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
Its most bravura trick is rooted less in a display of mastery than one of vulnerability.
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 28 June 2023
With all due respect to the bravura world-creation of Wakanda, what is likely Carter’s single most effective achievement is so simple and casual as to seem to have come straight from a uniform-supply warehouse.
—Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2023
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Noun
Did Bischoff’s bravura storytelling end up breaking off another chunk of consensus reality, like ice from a melting glacier?
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 6 July 2025
Maxx Royal Bodrum Resort is not merely a design bravura showpiece, but a rare luxury hotel where the personalized service is warmhearted, rather than condescending.
—Marcia Desanctis, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2025
Of course, the bravura vampire fights inside and outside the juke were in IMAX.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 19 Apr. 2025
Yet another Smart turn and bravura performance should be a strong box office pull for this limited summer run.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 13 June 2025
During a bravura fourth quarter Wednesday in Indianapolis, the Pacers unleashed their best defense of the series and hustle on offense to force Oklahoma City into uncharacteristic mistakes and earn a 116-107 win and a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 June 2025
Beyond the incredible bravura filmmaking, that’s what’s really special about it and that needs to be celebrated.
—Peter White, Deadline, 11 June 2025
His initial showdown in the recording studio through the music producer’s glass window as Yung Felon is putting down a track is worth the price of admission, with Washington turning the encounter into a bravura rap that becomes one of the actor’s finest screen moments.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 19 May 2025
Most buyers admire the bravura filmmaking, but mainly art-house distributors are circling.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 17 May 2025
Adjective
The first corrida in the film condenses its many segments into a bravura sequence of a dozen minutes: both an overview of the usual order of business and a selection of prime moments from a theatre of death.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
His movies are deeply political, but also poetic and personal, eschewing traditional storytelling for an expressionistic approach marked by bravura stylistics, inner turmoil and the occasional musical number.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
His bravura side is still firmly in place, yet it is buoyed now by a growing sophistication.
—Thea Traff, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Thus enfranchised, Hackman took on Richard Harris’ elegant killer English Bob with gusto, mixing in a bravura oratorical gavotte with ample kicks to the ribs, and summoning the Best Supporting Actor trophy.
—Fred Schruers, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2025
In this balance lies the bravura, idiosyncratic source of Murakami’s popularity.
—Randy Boyagoda, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
Sanders, on the other hand — in the most outrageously, satisfyingly bravura role of his career — doubles down on the stereotype.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
Its most bravura trick is rooted less in a display of mastery than one of vulnerability.
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 28 June 2023
With all due respect to the bravura world-creation of Wakanda, what is likely Carter’s single most effective achievement is so simple and casual as to seem to have come straight from a uniform-supply warehouse.
—Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2023
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“Bravura.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bravura. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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