How to Use courageous in a Sentence

courageous

adjective
  • She was a courageous woman who wasn't afraid to support unpopular causes.
  • So, who among us will be courageous enough to try this style for real?
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 29 June 2022
  • Those with this sign are courageous, strong-willed and carefree.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Some of us are stronger than others, some smarter, some more courageous.
    — Cameron Hilditch, National Review, 12 Aug. 2020
  • The best leaders are courageous enough to change their minds when the facts change.
    — Gleb Tsipursky, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2022
  • There’s a dancing-on-the-edge vibe to it all, a sense of courageous frailty.
    — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2023
  • The Bible is filled with brave and courageous women.
    — Christy Cobb, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2026
  • He's been a heck of a leader in that respect and very courageous.
    — Benjamin Wermund, ExpressNews.com, 9 Oct. 2019
  • Help keep the center courageous.
    — Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Help keep the center courageous.
    — Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Help keep the center courageous.
    — Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Help keep the center courageous.
    — Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
  • There are more courageous people and more experts who can do that.
    — David Marchese David Marchese, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Robin Hood and his merry men were yeomen of the most courageous sort.
    — Charles Hammer, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2025
  • These are a quieter form of heroism, but no less courageous for it.
    — 1843, 16 Apr. 2020
  • The courageous dead were worthy of their city or their country.
    — James E. Wright, The Atlantic, 29 May 2017
  • Anyone can make war, but only the most courageous can make peace.
    — Jennifer Williams, Vox, 12 June 2018
  • But there’s more to this civil rights icon than a single courageous act.
    — Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2020
  • So here’s a courageous effort to come up with the top 10 teams.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2024
  • Our courage will inspire others to be courageous.
    — Samuel O’Neal 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2026
  • We’re taught to be vigilant and courageous and seek the truth and shine light in very dark places.
    — Char Adams, The New Republic, 19 June 2020
  • This was a fearless and courageous person.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025
  • There’s only one requirement in any of us and that is to be courageous.
    — Omar Sanchez, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2020
  • Her record is as patriotic as any and more courageous than most.
    — Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
  • Nathan Johnson is not courageous.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
  • Nathan Johnson is not courageous.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Anas was so courageous and brought a special emotion and depth to his reports.
    — Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025
  • The pale stretch of her legs is courageous for the twenty-degree weather.
    — Seija Rankin, EW.com, 25 Aug. 2021
  • This crisis calls out for courageous leadership and a change of course.
    — Chris Winter, Denver Post, 22 Nov. 2025
  • Other shows on this list were more consistent, but none were as courageous.
    — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026

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