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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.
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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
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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
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“Courageous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courageous. Accessed 25 Jul. 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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