How to Use bravery in a Sentence

bravery

noun
  • He received a medal for bravery.
  • Many cultures tie cowardice and bravery more to the heart or the guts than to the brain.
    Arash Javanbakht, Discover Magazine, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Biden called Tsay last week to thank him for his act of bravery.
    Tina Burnside, CNN, 29 Jan. 2023
  • Their words, their efforts and their bravery are a part of us.
    Jeffrey Tomik, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Her story speaks to the courage, bravery, and hope of her people.
    Sara Lang, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Mar. 2023
  • These acts of bravery helped pave the way for emancipation in the 1800s.
    Melissa Noel, Essence, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Ukrainian bravery could be tested again in the New Year.
    ABC News, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Some of the British men who commanded the Gurkhas showed tremendous bravery as well.
    Jonathan Schifman, Popular Mechanics, 9 Nov. 2022
  • But getting to the finished product was an act of the very kind of self-love and bravery that weaves its way throughout the record.
    Madison Feller, ELLE, 4 Aug. 2023
  • These portraits remind us, too, of the kind of bravery humans need to summon when the stakes are high.
    Time, 20 Dec. 2022
  • But then also the skill of the Ukrainian people and the bravery and their courage that has inspired the world and it's inspired the public.
    CBS News, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Thank you so much for your courage, bravery and service to our country.
    Annie Lane, cleveland, 11 Nov. 2022
  • For her bravery, she was later awarded the Croix de Guerre and the Legion of Honour.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2024
  • This film is an ode to all those women in the shadows who were inspired by her bravery.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Nov. 2023
  • So generosity and bravery in the midst of this is the memory that will have.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 Sep. 2023
  • In his news release, D.A. George Gascón saluted the accusers for their bravery.
    Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2022
  • The little animals react to the hare sighting not with strength and bravery but fear.
    Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 1 Dec. 2023
  • And one last thing, Cheap: ixnay on the used underwear; that’s a level of bravery none of us should aspire to.
    Kelly Klein, Outside Online, 4 Feb. 2023
  • The bravery and courage demonstrated by these women will not be dimmed.
    Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Good for Kirk and Simpson, who are up there playing with such lightness and care through the kind of brave work that doesn’t shout about its bravery.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The end of the sweep will enable San Diego prep coaches to highlight Shaheed’s savvy and bravery to their own players.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
  • June found her strength and her bravery having to be that for other people, not for herself.
    Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Love requires honesty and bravery - so, too, does falling out of love.
    Sarah Gundle, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Mar. 2023
  • He was deeply affected by the idealism and bravery of the students.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The character's anxieties — and quest for bravery — fit like a glove.
    Andrea Mandell, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Some people, whether from cowardice or an excess of bravery, refuse to break it even to themselves.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Zoro was willing to give up his dreams to save his captain, the ultimate act of bravery and respect.
    Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Davis received the Medal of Honor for his acts of bravery as a commander during the Vietnam War.
    Kathleen Hicks, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Their bravery, strength, and size (only tigers are larger) fits this profile.
    Alexander Richard Braczkowski, Discover Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023
  • But the heart of Swish’s purpose remains the same: carving out a space on the basketball court for bravery and acceptance.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2023

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