muster courage

Example Sentences

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There are multiple ways this crisis can be addressed if elected officials muster courage to restore safety and civility.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2019

Snarling at Russia's flanks, two jackals last week tried to muster courage to spring for the kill.

From Time Magazine Archive

"I thought of asking Miss Arabella where the bathroom was, but somehow it was as difficult as asking her how much she charged for board, and I could not muster courage," laughed Dee.

From Tripping with the Tucker Twins by Speed, Nell

But this is at best a precarious refuge, for, as soon as the Normans muster courage to explore the forest, she will inevitably fall into their hands again.

From The Last of the Vikings by Bowling, John

An instant he hesitated, trying to muster courage, but the bully in him failed, and with an oath, he turned away, and vanished.

From Beyond the Frontier A Romance of Early Days in the Middle West by Parrish, Randall