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Shameless, audacious, impudent. For example, No one had invited her to the wedding, but she showed up at the church, bold as brass. This alliterative simile plays on brass meaning “shamelessness.” [c. 1700]

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How to use bold as brass in a sentence

The well, ghost or no ghost, is certainly a piece of history with a bold presence.
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Or bold stands that may not preserve our security today or tomorrow, but keep our principles safely intact?
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Over the years, Crawford has been largely silent, speaking out only for an as-told-to obituary to Houston published in Esquire.
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Then, under the bold headline “Rebooting Spider-Man,” Robinov describes a broad vision for the future of the franchise.
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The 2014 election was a wipeout, progressives say, because Democrats lacked a bold economic message to inspire voters.
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Then Paterno adroitly brought matters to a crisis in a bold peroration which changed the whole scene.
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M was a Miser, and hoarded up gold; N was a Nobleman, gallant and bold.
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If we had shot 'em without discrimination, the cowards would have got bold, seein' that they weren't safer in rear than in front.
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They were provided with sails and twelve oars each, and a falconet, or small brass cannon.
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She also played his Fourteenth Rhapsody with orchestral accompaniment in most bold and dashing style.
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