How to Use brave in a Sentence

brave

1 of 3 adjective
  • She gave us a brave smile.
  • He lost his brave fight against the disease.
  • And that was a brave thing to do.
    — Dan Morrison, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Barnes might be putting on a brave face.
    — Eric Koreen, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Let play teach you the next brave step.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2026
  • My ten-year-old sons put on brave faces.
    — Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Very few shops are brave enough to go out on a limb these days.
    — Avi Dan, Forbes, 16 June 2022
  • Not so in this brave new business.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Be brave, be joyful and be kind.
    — Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Steve is humble and brave and quirky.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Be brave in your own skin, own your truth and lead your own path.
    — Humberto Leon, Teen Vogue, 20 July 2017
  • Kristen was brave enough to hire me ….
    — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Heather didn’t write her story to be brave.
    — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Why did narwhal brave the spring ice leads?
    — Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Reading it… brave isn’t even the word.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Be brave; ask for fair, shared effort.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Instead, try to be bold, be brave, and be loud.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Swim across the pool or just cheer on the brave souls who dare to leap in.
    — Shannon Sutlief, Dallas News, 6 Feb. 2020
  • Olivia was alway very brave and close-mouthed about her health.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2021
  • Iraq has lost one of its very best- a thoughtful and brave man.
    — Jomana Karadsheh, Arwa Damon, CNN, 6 July 2020
  • Willing-to-put-your-heart-on-the-line brave?
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
  • There were many brave men and women who lost their lives this day.
    — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2022
  • That smart, brave girl is the true tragedy of the season for me.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Thank you for being brave enough and strong enough to talk about it.
    — Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2022
  • Your team may be putting on a brave face out of fear of judgment.
    — Yec, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2021
  • And now and then a brave author gives us a book about the end of life.
    — Sophie Blackall, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2018
  • But, as Raupp proved, at least some brave souls do try to get away.
    — Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2022
  • Thank you for showing me how to be bold and brave and not give a f--k.
    — Erika Jayne, Billboard, 2 June 2018
  • Is anyone brave enough to step in front of this guy and try to take a charge?
    — Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Someone will just have to be a brave person.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2026

brave

2 of 3 verb
  • Thousands of fans braved rush-hour traffic to see the concert.
  • So grab some almonds and some oats, and brave your kitchen once again.
    — Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, 25 Dec. 2017
  • For those who do brave the lines, the process is quick and non-chaotic.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The climbers and their guides have braved sheer rock, avalanches and wild winds.
    — The Economist, 12 Mar. 2020
  • These days, wave-chasers come from near and far to brave the breaks and barrels.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2022
  • But blues fans continue to brave it all.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 9 June 2026
  • That way, customers don’t have to brave a bustling restaurant.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Watching firemen brave a big fire.
    — James B. Steele, Air Mail, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Skyline’s fame is well-earned, though, and worth braving the crowds.
    — Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Joan Ochei was among those who did brave the cold to pick up something to eat.
    — Kristie Keleshian, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Mere muggles may be afraid to brave an amusement park in this summer heat.
    — Carly Mallenbaum, USA TODAY, 12 July 2018
  • But the divers braved the frigid water and the strong currents anyway.
    — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 20 Nov. 2019
  • Three little girls down the street were running outside to brave the rain.
    — Ben Cohen, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Most stayed inside to enjoy their snow day, but others braved the cold.
    — Lyndsey Matthews, Country Living, 26 Dec. 2017
  • Mosquitoes are not great flyers, and most will not be able to brave the breeze.
    — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 16 May 2022
  • Therefore, larger sharks might brave the storm and stay closer to shore.
    — Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Can Rams' fans in town for playoff game against Bears brave the cold?
    — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Can Rams' fans in town for playoff game against Bears brave the cold?
    — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Others got strategic — or gave up — and braved it all barefoot.
    — Brittany Britto, baltimoresun.com, 19 May 2018
  • Lifeguards and spectators stood along the shore to watch as surfers braved the waves.
    — Hannah Fry, latimes.com, 23 May 2018
  • Her red and white hull seemed long and low, probably better to brave the waves.
    — Tim Neville, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Instead, those who want to brave the challenge of the fiery fruit can do so in the form of hot sauce.
    — Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Aleksei, 35, would brave driving around the city each day in search of food.
    — Loveday Morris, Anastacia Galouchka, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Mar. 2022
  • Aleksei, 35, would brave driving around the city each day in search for food.
    — Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2022
  • Armed with their boom boxes and cassette tapes, the boys braved the stench and recorded songs.
    — Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Keep scrolling to shop more of our picks to brave the cold in style and warmth while winter weather is still here.
    — Kayla Blanton, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Or arm yourself with a flashlight and brave your way through a dark museum.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Oct. 2021
  • Most of us have to brave a headache-inducing commute just to get to work every day.
    — Michael Murney, Chron, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Elizabeth Olsen braved the snow a few years back wearing jeans and duck boots.
    — Georgina Kim, Glamour, 17 Jan. 2020
  • Crews were seen braving the bitter cold to secure the cables.
    — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026

brave

3 of 3 noun
  • Not just this team, all our English teams are playing like that—brave on the ball.
    — Jonathan Clegg, WSJ, 2018-07-10
  • A brave Perry didn’t back down when asked to rate her famous lovers — from worst to best.
    — Char Adams, PEOPLE.com, 2017-06-11
  • Kanye West -- talk brave, a hip-hop star supporting Trump.
    — Fox News, 2018-04-29
  • Sometimes people tell him he’s brave for speaking openly about it.
    — Erik Brady, USA TODAY, 2017-08-31
  • But the movement started with Burke and a 12-year-old brave enough to speak up.
    — USA Today, 2020-08-13
  • When a storm blows in on the last day, Sadie is brave for her brother and her own fears evaporate.
    — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 2017-03-05
  • There is a place for the brave, face-first brawlers, like Orlando Salido.
    — Mark Whicker, Orange County Register, 2017-06-19
  • There’s a kind of brave and, perhaps cocky, transparency in choosing a dress that is available off the rack.
    — Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 2019-09-21
  • My older self might yet agree with her, but my current self decided to be a different kind of brave.
    — Neda Semnani, chicagotribune.com, 2018-05-16
  • As for off the runway, one brave showgoer put the look to the test in Paris, wearing pool slides and socks on the street.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 2018-01-22
  • After a black hole of an opening month, these Braves have found that self-assurance does not come easily.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 2016-05-02
  • In another attack, an Indian brave was caught crawling through a hole dug beneath a fort’s adobe wall.
    — John MacCormack, San Antonio Express-News, 2018-02-02
  • And advocates working with the team had painted worry stones with words like strength and brave for the survivors to carry into court the next day.
    — Jason Schmidt, Glamour, 2018-10-30
  • The best of the best, the bravest of the brave are not supposed to acknowledge vulnerability on any level.
    — Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 2019-07-25
  • So grateful for our brave and dedicated @CapitolPolice.
    — baltimoresun.com, 2017-06-14
  • Behind the haughty exterior, a leader is emerging who seems to be at once brave, disciplined and thoughtful.
    — The Economist, 2017-09-30
  • Fortunately, podcasting is this brave, new medium where anything goes.
    — Kt Hawbaker, Chicago Reader, 2018-02-12
  • Courier Journal sent one brave, intrepid reporter (me) to search for it on a rainy, windy day this week, but, alas, Bessie had vanished.
    — Darcy Costello, The Courier-Journal, 2018-03-02
  • And yet Mexican journalists — brave beyond belief — carry on, risking their lives to tell the truth.
    — Don Winslow, Time, 2017-06-28
  • The project has turned up a couple of surprises, including two paintings of Indian braves in bold red, white and black — the school’s colors.
    — Anna Webb, idahostatesman, 2017-12-13
  • Many respectable Americans sadly are allowing fear of ridicule and bullying to silence their voices in this land of the free and home of the brave.
    — Mike Masterson, Arkansas Online, 2020-09-27
  • While the Valley braves for mild, dry conditions, northern Arizona could see a bit more activity.
    — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 23 Dec. 2025
  • This is a vision of the nation that has been sold to us by a generation of politicians who talk brave and act gutless, and by the carny shills in the employ of the industries of death.
    — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 2017-10-02
  • Those who warned against the coming of fascism will congratulate themselves for saving the home of the free and redeeming the land of the brave, which somehow lurched towards the brink.
    — Samuel Moyn, The New York Review of Books, 2020-05-19
  • Every year, a crowd of brave, bedecked daredevils lines up along the ocean shore in Virginia Beach, and charges headfirst into the frigid winter waters.
    — Aj Willingham, CNN, 2020-02-15
  • One thing's for certain — the firefighters called little Khloe brave for not shedding a single tear, and considering the circumstances, that's no small feat.
    — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 2016-07-27
  • At one table, cowboys are drinking coffee, while Snow White, an Indian brave, an astronaut, and Goofy are standing in line with their trays.
    — James Marcus, The New Yorker, 2019-10-29
  • Over a hundred years later, the Borden family house, located 20 miles north of Newport, Rhode Island, is now a bed and breakfast where brave (or maybe just foolish) guests—including myself—can spend the night.
    — Lyndsey Matthews, Country Living, 2017-10-12
  • In this video, CNN’s Isabel Rosales braves the infamous Netherworld Haunted House and explores the psychology behind our fascination with fear.
    — Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Sourced from July’s Bogotá Audiovisual Market (BAM), a young adult miniseries in which an 18th-century witch braves 2020s reality to grant her cat a never-ending ninth life, trailed by Marie’s seven former souls.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025

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