(superl.) Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; -- opposed to cowardly; as, a brave man; a brave act.
(superl.) Having any sort of superiority or excellence; -- especially such as in conspicuous.
(superl.) Making a fine show or display.
(n.) A brave person; one who is daring.
(n.) Specifically, an Indian warrior.
(n.) A man daring beyond discretion; a bully.
(n.) A challenge; a defiance; bravado.
(v. t.) To encounter with courage and fortitude; to set at defiance; to defy; to dare.
(v. t.) To adorn; to make fine or showy.
Example Sentences:
(1) They were preceded by the publication of The Success and Failure of Picasso (1965) and Art and Revolution: Ernst Neizvestny and the Role of the Artist in the USSR (1969); in one, he made a hopeless mess of Picasso’s later career, though he was not alone in this; in the other, he elevated a brave dissident artist beyond his talents.
(2) The Dodgers and Braves are tied 1-1 in the third inning and the Detroit Tigers and Oakland A's ALDS will start at 9:37pm EST.
(3) It is because of those brave people that we owe our lives to them.
(4) "My wonderful, brave and adored father, Jack Ashley, Lord Ashley of Stoke, has died after a short battle with pneumonia."
(5) But the overall drownings seem to be going up and I don’t know if it’s older people, if it’s young men being more brave around water.” Lawrence suggested children may be failing to continue swimming and water safety education once they have basic skills.
(6) In fact the aim for many of those braving increasingly chilly nights inside the tents is to be here until Christmas at least.
(7) Brain injury from a stroke has an impact on many families in the UK, so this film is not just brave and personal, it will speak to the broadest of audiences.
(8) From one of his hospital visits Marr recalls a woman, eight months pregnant, who had suffered a stroke: "There are people far worse off than me who are so incredibly brave and cheerful.
(9) Families picnic between games of crazy golf or volleyball, bathers brave the shallows, children splash in the saltwater lido.
(10) The artist bravely offers us a more inclusive idea of who and what constitutes kin.
(11) Westwood came within an inch of clawing back a shot with a firm, brave putt, but went to the 16th having to birdie his way to the clubhouse to pull off a minor miracle.
(12) 2.36pm GMT Still on the luge, Italy’s Armin Zoeggler is praised for “brave sliding” but can’t improve on third place.
(13) Our team began 81 years ago – in 1932 – with the name "Boston Braves."
(14) But they were brave because they were risking future ministerial careers."
(15) "Let me assure you that our brave sentinels on the border will address any issue that happens on the border," said the foreign ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin.
(16) It was a particularly brave – or rash – thing to say given that South Carolina is one of the most heavily militarised states in America and is peppered with military bases .
(17) Something certainly shifted: perhaps it was a combination of Dave’s reassurance, the hypnosis and seeing my fellow phobics so bravely facing their fears that eventually had an effect.
(18) She wouldn't name names, but said: "What male MPs from similar areas to Bradford and Keighley would say to me from time to time was, 'Oh, you're so brave taking up these issues' – either forced marriages or grooming of girls.
(19) First, Owen doesn’t mention the most common explanation for this rightwards movement, but it still seems true that, as many people grow older, not only do they lose the brave idealism of their youth, they come to feel they have much more to lose, far more invested in conserving the status quo: homes and property, maybe shares and savings, children etc.
(20) The situation today is that artists have to be brave.
Unafraid
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) While the sums channelled to Inhofe’s campaign represent only a small proportion of the BP PAC’s election spending and the senator’s own campaign funds, they show how unafraid the committee has been to spread its donations to the most controversial candidates.
(2) But had he visited Gove would have found a richly diverse school – with pupils from 14 different ethnic backgrounds and more than 50% speaking English as a second language – unafraid to tackle FGM as a child protection issue.
(3) Another of her books, Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley and Me, Elizabeth (Konigsburg was commendably unafraid of long titles for children) was named as an honour book that year, making Konigsburg the first and still only writer to have won the Newbery and been a runner-up in the same year.
(4) Fiorina, standing beside former and serving governors, appeared unfazed by her lack of experience in politics and was clearly unafraid of overselling herself.
(5) He's not afraid to get hurt, way too unafraid quite honestly.
(6) A physical possession receiver unafraid to go over the middle of the field, Allen would provide a neat foil to Johnson on the other side.
(7) Each of these is related to behaviors which are encouraged or accepted more in men than in women in our society--for example, using guns, being adventurous and acting unafraid, working at hazardous jobs and drinking alcohol.
(8) But then you get a lethal dose of drugs, and you can die as best as anyone really can, unafraid and at a relative peace.
(9) Hunt will be unafraid of these challenges, our panel believes.
(10) Watch them pile rewards on the rich and the corporations, unafraid of any electoral threat.
(11) And he was unafraid of the darkest historical echoes.
(12) It was meant to send a message that the Conservatives were unafraid of harsh austerity measures and that Labour had led the nation to the brink of catastrophe.
(13) He described O'Brien as a "very affable, warm and hospitable" man who was always unafraid to speak his mind.
(14) Inside the mind of Bernie Sanders: unbowed, unchanged, and unafraid of a good fight Read more This marks the first time Sanders has taken a lead in any poll.
(15) We in this hall agree with all of this.” Trump, he contended, offered an inspiring an alternative because he was unafraid, wanted to lead and understood the frustrations of his fellow citizens.
(16) "I was … not unafraid exactly, but near to being reckless about my own political safety."
(17) It turns out that places where the fabric of community is strong, with a vibrant middle class, places that are more integrated across class, places with good skills, places with unions, places with religious and civil organisations, help people feel rooted in being part of a community and be able to pull together all of the aspects that play into upward mobility.” While Cruz railed against big government, the queen of Washington’s political class was also unafraid to sing its praises and hint at a more European-style economic intervention.
(18) Though a comprehensive investigation found that the high standard for a federal hate crime prosecution cannot be met under the circumstances here, this young man’s premature death necessitates that we continue the dialogue and be unafraid of confronting the issues and tensions his passing brought to the surface.
(19) A vibrant reform sector, free from financial dependence on government, focused on the evidence base, confident about articulating a vision for change, unafraid of challenging ministers and their advisers, is what is needed to break the logjam.
(20) She may be an attractive woman unafraid to say controversial things but, as a politician with media savvy, she also recognises party and popular support for the armed forces.