Examples of courageous in a Sentence
She was a courageous woman who wasn't afraid to support unpopular causes.
the courageous decision to quit rather than obey an illegal order
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The doc observes students shaping and driving courageous forms of conversation among themselves and with their institutions.
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Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2025
John Lewis John Lewis, born in 1940 in Troy, Alabama, was a son of sharecroppers who became one of the most courageous and enduring voices of the Civil Rights Movement.
—Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The challenge for business leaders is to get better at recognizing these unsung contributors—and more courageous in promoting them.
—Martin Gutmann, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Those are the types of questions courageous politicians should be embracing.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2025
John Lewis John Lewis, born in 1940 in Troy, Alabama, was a son of sharecroppers who became one of the most courageous and enduring voices of the Civil Rights Movement.
—Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The challenge for business leaders is to get better at recognizing these unsung contributors—and more courageous in promoting them.
—Martin Gutmann, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Those are the types of questions courageous politicians should be embracing.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for courageous
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“Courageous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courageous. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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courageous
adjective
cou·ra·geous
kə-ˈrā-jəs 
: having or marked by courage : brave
courageously
adverb
courageousness
noun
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