How to Use bravery in a Sentence

bravery

noun
  • He received a medal for bravery.
  • Well, your act of bravery has resonated all over the world.
    ABC News, 20 Mar. 2022
  • This will ask us to face our shadows, secrets, and taboos with bravery.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The story of her daily acts of bravery have now been told by neighbors who owe her their lives.
    Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2022
  • Marcus has always been brave, but his bravery here was also an act of self-sacrifice.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
  • This is the reality here—cooking is a heroic act of bravery.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2022
  • Just as blindness was never mentioned, neither was bravery.
    Sage Mehta, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
  • But in terms of creative bravery, this is certainly evident.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Apr. 2022
  • Congratulations on having the bravery to make changes that will lead to a more fulfilling life!
    Nicole Serena Silver, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022
  • This year, 2022, is the Year of the Tiger -- a year that signifies courage, bravery and resilience.
    Roxanne Jones, CNN, 8 Apr. 2022
  • The civil dialogue movement, then, is an attempt to acclimate students to a new world — one that requires a special kind of bravery.
    Jennifer Miller, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2022
  • His bravery and courage, and that of all Ukrainians, in the face of Russian brutality is remarkable.
    Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2022
  • These are ordinary women performing profound acts of bravery in the face of adversity.
    Glamour, 6 Apr. 2022
  • All assembled laughed, teared up, and were reminded of the bravery and greatness, continuing today, embodied by the man of the hour.
    Sue Callaway, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2024
  • Many cultures tie cowardice and bravery more to the heart or the guts than to the brain.
    Arash Javanbakht, Discover Magazine, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Biden called Tsay last week to thank him for his act of bravery.
    Tina Burnside, CNN, 29 Jan. 2023
  • And the claws from her dad come out and Kelly has the bravery to try and stick up for her.
    Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 28 July 2022
  • But the remarkable thing about the artists on view at the Met is their bravery.
    Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
  • For most, the honor has been hard won with bravery and unerring love.
    Aj Willingham, CNN, 3 July 2022
  • Their words, their efforts and their bravery are a part of us.
    Jeffrey Tomik, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The troops, the air and the Navy did all that bravery and devotion to duty could do.
    Douglas Brinkley, Washington Post, 3 June 2022
  • They were blocked from the roles that received medals for bravery.
    Time, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Her story speaks to the courage, bravery, and hope of her people.
    Sara Lang, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Mar. 2023
  • These acts of bravery helped pave the way for emancipation in the 1800s.
    Melissa Noel, Essence, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Ukrainian bravery could be tested again in the New Year.
    ABC News, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Some of the British men who commanded the Gurkhas showed tremendous bravery as well.
    Jonathan Schifman, Popular Mechanics, 9 Nov. 2022
  • There was horror at the scale of destruction, and awe at the bravery and kindness that rose to meet it.
    Jon Meacham, Town & Country, 30 Oct. 2022
  • But getting to the finished product was an act of the very kind of self-love and bravery that weaves its way throughout the record.
    Madison Feller, ELLE, 4 Aug. 2023
  • These portraits remind us, too, of the kind of bravery humans need to summon when the stakes are high.
    Time, 20 Dec. 2022
  • The players’ union hailed the players who shared their stories for the report for their courage and bravery.
    Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2022

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