Example Sentences

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This time, Abu Warda — whose uncles and cousins had braved the 16-mile trek back from central Gaza’s Khan Yunis to Jabalia the day before — knew it would be a bitter homecoming.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2025

The line won the loudest applause of the morning from the hundred-odd voters who had braved the icy roads to hear her speak in Waukee, on the edge of the state capital Des Moines.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2024

“He had braved the elements by taking shelter under a log where he was ultimately found. He is in good health and reunited with his family,” state police said in a statement.

From Seattle Times • May 8, 2023

Most had braved poisonous plants and thugs as they trudged through dense jungle on the Colombian border and waded in water up to their chins to cross the Rio Grande into Texas, some clutching babies.

From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2022

She had braved the lake to find them.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer