brave
adjective
possessing or exhibiting courage or courageous endurance.
has braved
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present perfectof brave (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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An all-female team has braved 50C heat and poisonous snakes to track down a "leopard-print" frog virtually unknown to science and learn how it reproduces.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2023
Partly inspired by activist Greta Thunberg, Walker, from Hebden Bridge in Yorkshire, has braved hills, rain and doubts along his 210-mile trek to the British parliament in Westminster, central London.
From Reuters ● Aug. 13, 2021
Once a month since October, Daniel Orbegozo has braved the pandemic and flown to Colombia to spend a few days with his Colombian wife.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 27, 2020
Within the past two years, Clay’s music has braved the SoundCloud waves right onto TV screens and silver screens.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 14, 2019
The "castled steep" is still crowned by a massive fragment of the old fortress that has braved, in its time, so many days of storm and stress.
From Northumberland Yesterday and To-day by Jean F. (Jean Finlay) Terry
