brave
adjective
possessing or exhibiting courage or courageous endurance.
are braving
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present progressiveof brave.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Surfers are braving shard-infested waters at Newport Beach’s the Wedge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
"Instead, we are braving a new world of heightened macro volatility – and higher risk premia for both bonds and equities."
From Reuters ● Jul. 11, 2022
Two nurses are braving the chill and dipping in cold water every day in November to try and raise funds for cancer research.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2021
In Oklahoma, where walk-ins are allowed, people are braving the cold and long lines to get into a DMV location.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 14, 2020
The very effrontery with which you fancy you are braving public opinion is only Dutch courage.
From Barrington Volume I (of II) by Charles James Lever
