bravado

Example Sentences

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“If there is a bomb, a war, so what?” said Aisha Katushabe, a Ugandan hostess at a Japanese restaurant in Dubai’s City Walk area, showing off her bravado.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

On the battlefield, the situation is far more complex — and dangerous — than the administration’s bravado suggests.

From Salon • Mar. 2, 2026

“I completely lost my equilibrium,” he says with none of the bravado that was previously a trademark.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

In an early review, Le Monde praised the book, saying: "Gisele Pelicot tells her story without bravado or self-pity."

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

And in that moment, with bravado borrowed from Jack, it is okay.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline