brave
adjective
possessing or exhibiting courage or courageous endurance.
braved
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past participleof brave.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof brave.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
braveadjectivepossessing or exhibiting courage or courageous endurance.
Example Sentences
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“We must do what we can to protect Brazil’s democracy,” said Karina da Silva Pereira, a 50-year-old lawyer in São Paulo, who braved torrential rains to vote for da Silva.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Last winter, food began to run low as fewer volunteers braved the road to deliver supplies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Mwiche Nalupumbwe, 26, was among hundreds who braved the morning chill to queue at polling stations well before they opened.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Outflanked by cruel and fickle gods at every turn, legendary Greek hero Odysseus outsmarted a one-eyed giant, suffered through the bewitching Sirens’ song and braved the Underworld’s dead denizens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
She had studied it; she had made forays into it; but mostly she had stood by while others braved the field.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
