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bravado

[ US /bɹəˈvɑdoʊ/ ]
[ UK /bɹævˈɑːdə‍ʊ/ ]
NOUN
  1. a swaggering show of courage

How To Use bravado In A Sentence

  • His first thought was that of every young man, who blithely thinks to pit the bravado he miscalls courage against every obstacle.
  • His desperate opponent returns a weak shot or a lob, either of which he puts away with careless bravado.
  • As a character study, I've often thought this president was the worst of two worlds: a sense of elite Eastern entitlement without the intellectual rigor and Texas bravado minus the bigheartedness. Jamie Stiehm: When Oliver Stone Makes a Movie, Bring It On
  • Take no notice of his threats they're sheer bravado.
  • Bravado, bluster, and empty threats were, after all, only useful to a certain degree.
  • Needless risk and bravado have changed only in medium. Times, Sunday Times
  • It is amazing where male bravado can get you. Times, Sunday Times
  • Young drivers can put themselves and others at risk through a combination of inexperience and bravado.
  • He is getting fat and jowly and heavy-browed, and his courage is more bravado, the courage of safety in numbers. THREE KINDS OF KISSING - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES
  • In my early days, I was good at covering up my genuine fears and insecurities with sheer bravado. Times, Sunday Times
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