courageous

Example Sentences

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I hope Mr. Sasse’s public and courageous reflections on his terminal illness will help to compel the FDA to overhaul its dysfunctional drug approval protocols for rare diseases and more broadly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

“We need to understand that they were very courageous to speak out.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

The band called the record “. . .an immediate response to current events and inspired by the many extraordinary and courageous people fighting on the frontlines of freedom.”

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

But in a section of the short speech that was aimed at the US public, Trump acknowledged that "the lives of courageous American heroes may be lost" in what the Pentagon dubbed "Operation Epic Fury."

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

My sister answered, “She was courageous in life and lucky to be in love.”

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis