intrepid

Example Sentences

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The BBC show challenges pairs of travellers to tackle an intrepid expedition with no phone and limited cash.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

We’re used to seeing the intrepid team of naval special agents on CBS’ crime procedural “NCIS” working together to solve the toughest cases and bring down the worst villains.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

"Most people have this image of an intrepid explorer braving an isolated mountain or some other remote place, and stumbling across a creature that no one has ever seen before," Chan said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

They were intrepid sailors and had already put down roots in Iceland, the Faroe Islands and the northern reaches of Scotland.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Suppose an intrepid astronaut on the surface of the collapsing star, collapsing inward with it, sent a signal every second, according to his watch, to his spaceship orbiting about the star.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking