Example Sentences

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Bonta said he also expects Trump to want to “come out with a splash” and to move most quickly, and brashly, on some of his biggest promises, especially around immigration.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

He continued to mention he's known locally for "awkward conversations with people" before "asking brashly conversational questions."

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2024

After decades climbing the administrative ladder in brashly commercial coastal areas, Mr. Xi took power amid widespread expectations that he would be a pragmatist willing to tolerate, if not act on, such calls.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2022

Among the activists who heard them, Lavender Country helped galvanize the Seattle LGBTQ+ community organizing in Stonewall’s wake, while brashly challenging country music stereotypes.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2022

Amid the parishioners’ fears and frustrations, their disenfranchisement and sinking helplessness, he was somewhat brashly pointing an arrow in the opposite direction.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama