courage
the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery.
Obsolete. the heart as the source of emotion.
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Idioms about courage
have the courage of one's convictions, to act in accordance with one's beliefs, especially in spite of criticism.
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How to use courage in a sentence
When she finally mustered up the courage to look, she felt frightened and humiliated.
Deepfake porn is ruining women’s lives. Now the law may finally ban it | Karen Hao | February 12, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewWe celebrate them by acting with courage and compassion, by doing what is right and just, for while we honor them today, it is they who every day honor us.
Amanda Gorman clearly has talent. But there’s more to her meteoric rise. | Nneka McGuire | February 8, 2021 | Washington PostIt took up a couple weeks to work up the courage to quit, but I did.
The Toxicity of Restaurant Kitchens Is Exactly Why I Never Reported Abuses | Lindsey Danis | February 4, 2021 | EaterWe know that true leadership and courage has been demonstrated by workers speaking up, not by CEOs, and Amazon must listen if Amazon wants to be part of the solution, not the problem.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos‘s successor will inherit his challenges | Jay Greene, Cat Zakrzewski | February 4, 2021 | Washington PostI really came to understand who Liz was, and she had more courage than most people have in the world.
How the Creators of HBO's The Lady and the Dale Told a Sensitive Story About a Complicated Trans Trailblazer | Suyin Haynes | February 3, 2021 | Time
My wife was talking to her on the phone, and I just kinda found the courage to ask her.
Deer Tick's John McCauley on Ten Years in Rock and Roll | James Joiner | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe courage of this husband and father is a constant reminder of how much some sacrifice for exercising universal rights.
Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015 | Movements.Org | December 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe highest form of political courage is doing the right thing when the mob is against it.
Absolutely: “courage I would rank now in the hierarchy of art and love.”
Mailer’s Letters Pack a Punch and a Surprising Degree of Sweetness | Ronald K. Fried | December 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere is the will of the people; the resolve of the political class; the courage of the media; and the authority of the courts.
The U.S. Will Torture Again—and We’re All to Blame | Michael Tomasky | December 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is only just to say, that the officers exhibited a degree of courage far beyond any thing we had expected from them.
To be wiser than other men is to be honester than they; and strength of mind is only courage to see and speak the truth.
Pearls of Thought | Maturin M. BallouThe look of distress had vanished, and his sincere eyes seemed to shine again with courage and with strength.
Bella Donna | Robert HichensSuch mutual distrust necessarily creates or accompanies a lack of moral courage.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyAgain, she was present at the battle of Silan, where her heroic example of courage infused new life into her brother rebels.
The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
British Dictionary definitions for courage
/ (ˈkʌrɪdʒ) /
the power or quality of dealing with or facing danger, fear, pain, etc
the courage of one's convictions the confidence to act in accordance with one's beliefs
take one's courage in both hands to nerve oneself to perform an action
obsolete mind; disposition; spirit
Origin of courage
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with courage
In addition to the idiom beginning with courage
- courage of one's convictions, have the
also see:
- Dutch courage
- pluck up (one's courage)
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