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noun A bravado; a boast.
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verb Present participle of brave.
noun A bravado; a boast.
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Never were tragedy and triumph so intimately joined, as if Elaine’s pride in braving the worn and slippery stairs had been punished by the unseen forces that had sustained this unbalanced mass of masonry for so many centuries … …
Never were tragedy and triumph so intimately joined, as if Elaine’s pride in braving the worn and slippery stairs had been punished by the unseen forces that had sustained this unbalanced mass of masonry for so many centuries … …
I come every year but this year seeing nearly 100,000 people from every country you can name braving the hottest Memphis Summer in 25 years was incredible.
With a courage and devotion that redound more to his honour than the brilliant qualities that won him so high a reputation in the court and in the field, Lord Craven not merely provided the present receptacle for the sick, but remained in London during the whole continuance of the dreadful visitation; "braving," says
Switzerland, with the title of Prince of Wales, a company of guards, and a sufficient pension; but he placed a romantic point of Honour in 'braving' the orders from Hanover, 'as he called them, and positively refused to depart from Paris.
All that Mumbaikars have to do now is to stand against the village ogre simply by 'braving' some goons and having a few hours of good time inside a cinema near them. comment Note: By posting your comments here you agree to the
All that Mumbaikars have to do now is to stand against the village ogre simply by 'braving' some goons and having a few hours of good time inside a cinema near them. comment Note: By posting your comments here you agree to the
Despite the dangers thousands of refugees every week are making the journey, walking for weeks across the desert and braving attacks by armed robbers and wild animals.
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