as in arrogance
confident or brave talk or behavior that is intended to impress other people
His stories are always told with bravado. I remember his youthful bravado.
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Recent Examples of bravado
The bravado of fashionista fury on draft night in 2019 is all grown up.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2025
The very act of looking at some objects—sacred artifacts, caricatures of the enslaved, or human remains robbed from graves—could be a violent, literal objectification born of European bravado.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
But despite the bravado, many of those working in the textile industry say conditions are tougher than ever, with 27 textile factories shuttering in the last 20 months, according to Kim Glas, president and CEO of the National Council of Textile Organizations, a lobbying group.
—Alana Semuels, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
Tanner arrives at Villa Smeralda in a blaze of bravado, filming his entrance for his followers, while Luca and Isabella check in with strained politeness.
—Martine Paris, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2025
The very act of looking at some objects—sacred artifacts, caricatures of the enslaved, or human remains robbed from graves—could be a violent, literal objectification born of European bravado.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
But despite the bravado, many of those working in the textile industry say conditions are tougher than ever, with 27 textile factories shuttering in the last 20 months, according to Kim Glas, president and CEO of the National Council of Textile Organizations, a lobbying group.
—Alana Semuels, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
Tanner arrives at Villa Smeralda in a blaze of bravado, filming his entrance for his followers, while Luca and Isabella check in with strained politeness.
—Martine Paris, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bravado
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“Bravado.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bravado. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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