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
Hundreds of fans braved temperatures of around 40C outside T-Mobile Arena for the ceremonial event on Friday evening.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Crowds of dedicated diners braved the 90-degree heat to line up around the ’50s-style restaurant and took in the sights, sounds and smells of Heart’s for one last time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Those who braved the Oak Ridge cafeteria invariably suffered an introductory bout of intestinal distress dubbed “Clinton fever.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
