: mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty
Examples of courage in a Sentence
Eunice Kennedy Shriver … didn't buy into the propaganda of her day that women had to be soft and submissive. That took courage back then, because she grew up in a family that expected a lot from the boys and very little from the girls.
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Maria Shriver, Time, 26 Oct. 2009
Sometimes when I debate whether to risk my individuality or conform, the memory of my son's picture brings me courage.
—Sue Monk Kidd, Reader's Digest, August 1990
But as long as your courage holds out you may as well go right ahead making a fool of yourself. All brave men are fools.
—Robert Frost 17 Apr. 1915,
in Selected Letters of Robert Frost, 1964
She has the courage to support unpopular causes.
It takes courage to stand up for your rights.
Maria Shriver, Time, 26 Oct. 2009
Sometimes when I debate whether to risk my individuality or conform, the memory of my son's picture brings me courage.
—Sue Monk Kidd, Reader's Digest, August 1990
But as long as your courage holds out you may as well go right ahead making a fool of yourself. All brave men are fools.
—Robert Frost 17 Apr. 1915,
in Selected Letters of Robert Frost, 1964
She has the courage to support unpopular causes.
It takes courage to stand up for your rights.
Recent Examples on the Web
While initially working in a hair salon in his hometown of Houston, Guerrero worked up the courage to move to L.A. to pursue his dreams.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
That all-important contrast is missing (as are any employees who do the manual labor of cleaning up after the guests), which is why the show feels like a deflated satire that never had the courage of its convictions to begin with.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Gisèle’s courage in waiving her right to anonymity and making the trial public allowed the full shocking story to be told.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2025
Bridging the Courage Gap: How Leaders Can Strengthen Their Resilience
If courage is the differentiator, how can leaders cultivate it?
—Margie Warrell, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
That all-important contrast is missing (as are any employees who do the manual labor of cleaning up after the guests), which is why the show feels like a deflated satire that never had the courage of its convictions to begin with.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Gisèle’s courage in waiving her right to anonymity and making the trial public allowed the full shocking story to be told.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2025
Bridging the Courage Gap: How Leaders Can Strengthen Their Resilience
If courage is the differentiator, how can leaders cultivate it?
—Margie Warrell, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for courage
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“Courage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courage. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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