courageous

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

In a statement on Facebook, Campbell's family said he had died after a "long and courageous battle in intensive care following a complex major operation".

From BBC • Mar. 14, 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

Our critic said the series “is courageous in several ways, including its recognition that people aren’t simple, or easily defined, even for the purposes of crime drama.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

A courageous Tory was chasing the men whom he had found tacking a placard on his property.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes