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Brave: meaning and example

adjective · In the sense illustrated below

Willing to face fear, danger or difficulty.

Example sentence

“It was brave of you to ask for help when you needed it.”

An illustrative sentence written for Ikigain.

Putting it into words

In a compliment

“It was brave of you to raise the question everyone else was avoiding.”

This example illustrates a positive sense or context. The same word can have other meanings; choose it for what you actually want to say.

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