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Recent Examples of bravery At-home waxing doesn’t have to be an act of bravery. Lily Wohlner, Allure, 8 Oct. 2025 The Moomins, created by Finnish artist and writer Tove Jansson during WWII, are gentle, rotund trolls who live in Moominvalley, a magical place where adventures are always waiting around the corner and the values of friendship, bravery and respect are ever-present. Carole Horst, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025 Police said due to the bravery of worshippers and staff at the synagogue, as well as the police response time, the suspect wasn’t able to get inside the building. Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025 Instead of Cronkite or Ted Koppel, that burden of bravery has fallen upon late-night talk hosts with comedy backgrounds, including South Park’s Matt Stone and Trey Parker. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bravery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bravery
Noun
  • No one trains you for moral courage or unwavering positivity — that’s a different kind of journey.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Rewrite old stories with courage.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Beneath the midi frock, Costa’s design included lacy leggings to further accentuate the look and provide a touch of illusion and intrigue to Stewart’s attire.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The defense argued there is a risk of prejudice if the public and potential jurors repeatedly see Robinson in jail attire.
    Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Expressing gratitude to these kids for their acts of heroism is not enough.
    The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Earlier in Clotworthy’s career, he had been cited for heroism for service during a deadly 2018 mudslide in Montecito.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Those in the market for some fresh fall finery are in luck.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Trending codes of modern prep are equipping fashion’s beloved horse girl with all of its frills and finery.
    Minty Mellon, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There’s a quixotic gallantry to appealing to a saner conservative and looking ahead to a post-Trump American politics.
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Queen Elizabeth later awarded Beaton the George's Cross, Britain’s highest civilian award for gallantry, for his role in saving her daughter’s life, and bestowed honors on Callender, as well as the other policemen and onlookers who intervened.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Hubert de Givenchy collaborated with costume designer Edith Head to bring Holly’s now-iconic black boatneck dress to life.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Roan’s costumes are as central a component to her stardom as her music.
    Katie Weisman, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Long stretches of The Paseo, Broadway Boulevard and Ward Parkway will close as racers aim to set personal bests, so plan accordingly.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025
  • This was baseball at its October best.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The opening Allegro vacillates between punchy jabs and fluttery gaiety.
    Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
  • With the Red Army closing in, such gatherings, expressions of a desperate gaiety, a fin d’une époque efflorescence, weren’t rare.
    James Wood, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025

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“Bravery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bravery. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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