Examples of courageous in a Sentence
She was a courageous woman who wasn't afraid to support unpopular causes.
the courageous decision to quit rather than obey an illegal order
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My dear friend Charlie Kirk was our country's relentless and courageous crusader for free speech.
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Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
This is a courageous act that requires vulnerability over cowardice.
—Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The school has been the courageous standard bearer of academic freedom in the assault on higher education.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
The importance of courageous, firm, honest leadership was reconfirmed.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
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Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
This is a courageous act that requires vulnerability over cowardice.
—Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The school has been the courageous standard bearer of academic freedom in the assault on higher education.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
The importance of courageous, firm, honest leadership was reconfirmed.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for courageous
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“Courageous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courageous. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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courageous
adjective
cou·ra·geous
kə-ˈrā-jəs 
: having or marked by courage : brave
courageously
adverb
courageousness
noun
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