as in nerve
shameless boldness
had the brass to demand a refund for something they had broken themselves!
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Recent Examples of brass
The atmosphere was filled with sentiment but not somber, and the afternoon Mass opened with a brass quintet and bright organ music.
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Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
All of this is accompanied by a throbbing, repetitive, and mind-blanking score by Philip Glass that's heavy on brass, synthesizers, and basso profundo chanting.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 22 Apr. 2025
Overall, Loewe now has 19 stores in the U.S.
Interior elements of the Palm Beach store include brass, turned iron, ash wood shelving, marble podiums and concrete flooring.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2025
Older lamps were also constructed with materials like copper, glass, and brass rather than plastic or other low-quality materials.
—Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2025
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Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
All of this is accompanied by a throbbing, repetitive, and mind-blanking score by Philip Glass that's heavy on brass, synthesizers, and basso profundo chanting.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 22 Apr. 2025
Overall, Loewe now has 19 stores in the U.S.
Interior elements of the Palm Beach store include brass, turned iron, ash wood shelving, marble podiums and concrete flooring.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2025
Older lamps were also constructed with materials like copper, glass, and brass rather than plastic or other low-quality materials.
—Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for brass
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brass
Noun
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But the neighbor lost his nerve and instead dumped the boy with a cop.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2025
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As all 2,161 of their fans entered Fratton Park, the nerves were palpable — but there was an air of confidence.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
Noun
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By Nicholas Lemann Among Joe Biden’s afflictions and miseries, his wormwood and gall, there are the insults (about his diminished capacities), and then there are the compliments unpaid (about his achievements).—
Ian Crouch,
The New Yorker,
29 Oct. 2024
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Our study also identified other risks, including low blood pressure, sleep problems, headaches, formation of kidney stones, and gall bladder disease and diseases associated with the bile ducts.—
Ziyad Al-Aly,
The Conversation,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The arrogance of economics and its myriad equations, charts and numbers is astounding.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Others were negative traits to avoid, like irritability, arrogance, and combativeness.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Brass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brass. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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