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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That means listening to the courageous parents and former yeshiva students who have spoken out and sounded the alarm — and being willing to stand up to entrenched interests when the stakes are as high as a child’s future.—Adina Mermelstein Konikoff, New York Daily News, 22 July 2025 In tennis, Billie Jean King was a courageous first.—Shelley Zalis, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025 Rory Wilmot as Neville Longbottom Another new face, Wilmot has been cast as the shy but courageous Gryffindor student, a role previously played in all eight films by Matthew Lewis.—Marni Rose McFall Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025 The moon’s entrance to courageous Aries inspires you to defend a loved one.—Usa Today, USA Today, 16 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for courageous
Word History
Etymology
Middle English corageous, borrowed from Anglo-French corajus, from coragecourage + -us, -ous-ous
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