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
From headlight housings and door trim to bumpers and exhaust tips, the polish doesn’t just work on chrome but also steel, copper, aluminum and brass.
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Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
In a bedroom, Gifford pointed to the handle of a closet door, a brass-and-glass antique.
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Jesse Armas,
Curbed,
16 June 2026
Which is something Jeff Peterson, the Charlotte Hornets’ president of basketball operations, and team brass are also surely cognizant of.
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Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
And will the brass at Naval Base Coronado want to again host this event?
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Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for brass
Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
In a bedroom, Gifford pointed to the handle of a closet door, a brass-and-glass antique.
—
Jesse Armas,
Curbed,
16 June 2026
Which is something Jeff Peterson, the Charlotte Hornets’ president of basketball operations, and team brass are also surely cognizant of.
—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
And will the brass at Naval Base Coronado want to again host this event?
—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for brass
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brass
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And yet Corfino tried to calm my nerves.
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The splint came off around day five, which was both exciting and nerve-wracking.
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For in the last years of her life she will be troubled by terrible digestion and chronic bowel problems set off by a bout of grave illness, diagnosed as typhoid fever and gall-bladder disease, in the autumn of 1860.
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This microscopic roundworm lays its eggs in root tissues, causing swellings or galls to develop on infected roots.
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Aerion Targaryen Aerion Targaryen (Finn Bennett), also known as Aerion Brightflame, is a volatile and cruel Targaryen prince infamous for his arrogance and violent behavior.
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Why does confidence read as passion for a white athlete, but as arrogance for a Black one?
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“Brass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brass. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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