: mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty
Examples of courage in a Sentence
Eunice Kennedy Shriver … didn't buy into the propaganda of her day that women had to be soft and submissive. That took courage back then, because she grew up in a family that expected a lot from the boys and very little from the girls.
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Maria Shriver, Time, 26 Oct. 2009
Sometimes when I debate whether to risk my individuality or conform, the memory of my son's picture brings me courage.
—Sue Monk Kidd, Reader's Digest, August 1990
But as long as your courage holds out you may as well go right ahead making a fool of yourself. All brave men are fools.
—Robert Frost 17 Apr. 1915,
in Selected Letters of Robert Frost, 1964
She has the courage to support unpopular causes.
It takes courage to stand up for your rights.
Maria Shriver, Time, 26 Oct. 2009
Sometimes when I debate whether to risk my individuality or conform, the memory of my son's picture brings me courage.
—Sue Monk Kidd, Reader's Digest, August 1990
But as long as your courage holds out you may as well go right ahead making a fool of yourself. All brave men are fools.
—Robert Frost 17 Apr. 1915,
in Selected Letters of Robert Frost, 1964
She has the courage to support unpopular causes.
It takes courage to stand up for your rights.
Recent Examples on the Web
There comes a moment for every leader when the clearest sign of strength is found not in agreement, compromise, or accommodation but in the clarity and courage to firmly say no.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Adding to the timeliness of this welter of Weill is the composer’s reputation for political courage.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
The story of this session can be summed up in a simple phrase: Maryland answered crisis with courage.
—Wes Moore, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2025
His moving on kind of gave me a kick in the caboose to have courage.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Dan Pontefract, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Adding to the timeliness of this welter of Weill is the composer’s reputation for political courage.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
The story of this session can be summed up in a simple phrase: Maryland answered crisis with courage.
—Wes Moore, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2025
His moving on kind of gave me a kick in the caboose to have courage.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for courage
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“Courage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courage. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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