bravura
Example Sentences
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"The main thing I wanted was the sense of empathy you felt for Teddy," he said of the lead character, played with characteristic bravura by the always-watchable Jesse Plemons.
From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026
Oil also allowed passages of bravura brushwork that often dissolved forms in a freewheeling, coloristic haze.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
If we lived in a rational world, Fiennes’ bravura comic-manic performance would earn him an Oscar nomination.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026
It's a bravura ambition and a big gamble.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026
On August 13, at an S-l meeting on his home turf in Berkeley, Ernest delivered another bravura presentation on the Rad Lab’s progress.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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