BRAVE in a Sentence

Learn BRAVE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
207 example sentences for BRAVE, such as:
1. All are brave when the enemy flies.
2. Every brave man is a man of his word.
3. You shall go home, my brave little girl.
4. We Chinese people are brave and industrious.
5. She told herself to be brave and tough it out.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of BRAVE
brave
 a.  brightly colored and showy
 a.  possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
Classic Sentence: (175 in 12 pages)
1  They were lonely and often frightened at night in the big house, and she was so brave she gave them courage.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
2  "If you hadn't been brave enough to do it, I would never have been either," said Melly, putting her arm about Scarlett's waist and giving her a gentle squeeze.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
3  She looked about the hall at the familiar faces, so assured of success, so brave, so devoted, and somehow a cold little chill set in at her heart.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
4  "He isn't brave," said Scarlett perversely, pouring half a pitcher of syrup over her waffles.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
5  I understand and it was a brave thing you did last night and it's going to help the hospital a lot.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
6  Yes, the ladies felt they could forgive and forget a great many things for such a brave man.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
7  When well-meaning people complimented him on his bravery in running the blockade, he blandly replied that he was always frightened when in danger, as frightened as were the brave boys at the front.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
8  He always referred to the soldiers as "our brave boys" and "our heroes in gray" and did it in such a way as to convey the utmost in insult.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
9  "You must be brave," he said, and his voice changed subtly.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
10  Everyone tried to show brave, confident faces to the troops.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
11  Gradually, Scarlett drew courage from the brave faces of her friends and from the merciful adjustment which nature makes when what cannot be cured must be endured.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
12  As the afternoon wore on, Melanie moaned whether she wanted to be brave or not, and sometimes she screamed.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXII
13  You shall go home, my brave little girl.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
14  Even in her frenzy, Scarlett wished she had Melanie with her, Melly with her quiet voice, Melly who was so brave the day she shot the Yankee.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVII
15  There were bright tears on Melanie's lashes and understanding in her eyes, and before them, Cathleen's lips curved into the crooked smile of a brave child who tries not to cry.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIX
Example Sentence: (32 in 3 pages)
1  No man can be brave who considers pain the greatest evil of life; or temperate, who regards pleasure as the highest good.
2  Friends will see you are putting on a brave face and might assume you've got over your grief.
3  She told herself to be brave and tough it out.
4  Fortune smiles upon the brave and frowns upon the coward.
5  All are brave when the enemy flies.
6  Every brave man is a man of his word.
7  Don't worry about looking handsome,Or being strong and brave.
8  You are the greatest enemy if you are a coward, but if you are brave, you are your greatest friend.
9  The brave man hazards his life, but not his conscience.
10  Cowardly people will only come to a standstill, recklessly person can lead to Shaoshen, only the real brave man to carry the world before one.
11  We Chinese people are brave and industrious.
12  Once you choose your way of life, be brave to stick it out and never return.
13  This action will cause problems, despite the bank's brave talk/words about carrying on as if nothing had happened.
14  It is a brave person who will die for his beliefs.
15  Nelson Mandela is revered for his brave fight against apartheid.