Example Sentences

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Yet next week some 80 million of us will brave trains, planes and automobiles to get home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

The Iowans who will brave frigid temperatures Monday for the first test of support for Republican presidential hopefuls will be caucusing — a process that’s distinct from other ballot-box affairs.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2024

By either plane, train or automobile, millions of Americans will brave record-breaking crowds this week to travel for US Thanksgiving.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2023

If it's been a slow couple of weeks, Kurek will brave the heat by herself, wrapping a wet towel around her neck as she prepares a limited menu of cold poke bowls.

From Salon • Aug. 29, 2023

I will brave all—anything rather than darkness, suspense, and the consciousness of a continual dissimulation.

From The House by the Church-Yard by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan