How To Use Intrepidity In A Sentence
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The Cock that had been beaten, perceiving this, soon quitted his hole, and, shaking off all remembrance of his late disgrace, gallanted the hens with all the intrepidity imaginable.
Favourite Fables in Prose and Verse
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He had qualities of character that under better constitutional arrangements would have invigorated the functions of the House as an organ of control, but at that time, with the separation that had been introduced between the House and the Administration, his energy was mischievous and his intrepidity was a misfortune to himself and to his party.
Washington and his colleagues; a chronicle of the rise and fall of federalism
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Render privateering profita - ble by your statutes; let Government encourage them by suitable bounties — I do not mean such as you give to your soldiers on land, who get paid whether they fight or not, whether success - ful in battle or unsuccessful*«-but when seamen arc thus employed, let them have what they do conquer, who, irom the nature of their engage - ments, get no reward other than that which ehance may afibrd them an opportunity to ac - quire by their valor and intrepidity, which is aearly swallowed by your statutes.
The debates and proceedings in the Congress of the United States : with an appendix containing important state papers and public documents, and all the laws of a public nature; with a copious index; compiled from authentic materials
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His compassionate work arises from the noblest of philosophical traditions, the true spirit of which is distinctly Indian and invokes a detached intrepidity, celebrates joy in birth and life and accepts death with grace.
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They had but little wealth; but they had what in a new community is far better, -- frugal and industrious habits, enterprise, firm self-reliance, and the cool intrepidity which is fostered by frequent exposure to danger.
Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science Old Series, Vol. 36—New Series, Vol. 10, July 1885
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The report reveals that, instead of taking action against the guards involved, ArmorGroup North America gave them a mocked-up citation which improperly bore the seal of the US State Department and praised them for their "intrepidity".
Mercenaries in Afghanistan : Lord of the Flies
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The cock that had been beaten perceived this, soon quitted his hole, and shaking off all remembrance of his late disgrace, gallanted the hens with all the intrepidity imaginable.
Original Acrostics on all the States and Presidents of the United States, and Various Other Subjects, Religious, Political, and Personal
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Victoria Jennings Kelsall, herself a former Marine with a tour in Iraq, added to the intrepidity by speaking nearly unfalteringly of her hero-husband and his belief in America's mission.
A Decade of Trial
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Ile is a splendid mountaineer, strange to say: he will climb the rocky pathways with fearless intrepidity; but put a camel on mud and he can skid worse than a "Tin Lizzie" on ice, or Laurier in an election.
The Imperial Significance of the Capture of Jerusalem
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Yet maybe that eccentric, rootless Viking intrepidity would suit her hero more.
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intrepidity," which I translate for myself to mean the "frivolous levity," of the government in suggesting such matters.
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 10 Prince Otto Von Bismarck, Count Helmuth Von Moltke, Ferdinand Lassalle
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State, proved a reckless intrepidity, which is apt to be popular with
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3)
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But it is certain that, in his youth, he was generally believed to possess, not merely that average measure of fortitude which qualifies a soldier to go through a campaign without disgrace, but that high and serene intrepidity which is the virtue of great commanders, [698] It is equally certain that, in his later years, he repeatedly, at conjunctures such as have often inspired timorous and delicate women with heroic courage, showed a pusillanimous anxiety about his personal safety.
The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3
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Briars thrown in his Way, and with Intrepidity if need requires, even imbrue his Hands in his opposers Blood, and make a Dagger with Blindfolded Eyes, force
John Adams diary 13, 1 March - 31 December 1766, March 1767
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The diplomatist is the captain of the frigate, thrown out at a distance to make his observations, and enabled to exhibit his intrepidity and talent, through, from the smallness of his means, the results may be equally small.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348
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There are occasions, however, when we can hardly brook the intrepidity of intruders.
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We have to be obliged to the bravery, talents and intrepidity of Mr. Fu Tianhong as the sponsor.
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Bensusan can generate real excitement and drama with his solo work through intriguing melodies, rich ornamentation, and sheer dextrous intrepidity.
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He would have found these Confederates standing calmly in the open field, waiting the command to rush upon Hancock's advancing legions, and filled with more anxiety for Lee's safety than for their own, thus exhibiting that true intrepidity which is begotten only in bravest breasts amid greatest perils.
Reminiscences of the Civil War
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Ruby herself had taught the girl this accomplishment -- rare enough at the time -- and Mary Jane handled it gingerly, beginning each sentence in a whisper, as if awed by her own intrepidity, and ending each in a kind of gratulatory cheer.
I Saw Three Ships and Other Winter Tales
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He was certainly to blame for not using greater caution on his march, but the coolness and intrepidity which he exhibited when he found himself ambuscaded, aided materially in restoring order and in inspiring his men with courage.
The Yankee Tea-party Or, Boston in 1773
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Saint – Germain chose to say — it is certain that men and women alike flung themselves into a life of pleasure with an intrepidity which seemed to forbode the end of the world.
Domestic Peace
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The surprising and illuminating thing to Westerling was the inspired statement to the press from the Gray Foreign Office, adroitly appealing to Gray chauvinism and justifying the "intrepidity" of the Gray commander in response to so-called "pin-pricking" exasperations.
The Last Shot
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Yet again, he has a dog's intrepidity, knows no fear, is single-purposed, not to be called off, longanimous.
The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay
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Later, the Balkans provided a crisis of moral weight sufficient to rival those earlier times - especially for those writers and journalists, mostly on the center-left, who had the courage and intrepidity to go there.
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As a pamphlet account of his execution published shortly after his death put it, Turpin ‘went off this stage with as much intrepidity and unconcern, as if he had been taking horse to go on a journey’.