the brave

noun

: brave people
the home of the brave

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The organization shared photos of the prince shaking hands and sharing stories with the brave members of CAL FIRE and the California Conservation Corps. Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025 Damon takes center stage as Odysseus, the brave and cunning king of Ithaca who gets waylaid for 10 years trying to return home to his loyal wife, Penelope (Anne Hathaway), and dutiful son, Telemachus (Tom Holland), after playing a key role in the Trojan War. Oliver Gettell, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Dec. 2025 While most kaiju movies focus on the monster’s origin and the brave army men or scientists who are trying to defeat it, Cloverfield’s shaky-cam POV keeps the audience as in the dark as its characters. James Grebey, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025 Our hearts, our thoughts, our prayers go out to the brave servicemembers, their families and their units who are enduring this terrible tragedy. Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the brave

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“The brave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20brave. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.

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