She was a courageous woman who wasn't afraid to support unpopular causes.
the courageous decision to quit rather than obey an illegal order
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Von Blasingame died on Jan. 18, after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease and dementia, his family said.—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025 The book’s premise revolves around Zachary, a courageous eight-year-old diagnosed with a terminal pediatric cancer, who has an enlightening dream where God approaches him with a mission.—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025 Her courageous work in eastern Ukraine stands in direct contrast to Trump and Putin, who heap praise on each other and ignore the devastation to Ukraine, an ignorance that not even death and injury to women and children can penetrate.—Bob Kustra, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025 Teachers and administrators conspired to deceive January and her husband while encouraging their daughter to use a new name and pronouns--they/them pronouns, actually — or without telling January, who is here tonight and is now a courageous advocate against this form of child abuse.—CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for courageous
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Etymology
Middle English corageous, borrowed from Anglo-French corajus, from coragecourage + -us, -ous-ous
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