: 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
Final Thoughts In 2025, businesses that thrive will be those that have the courage to define a niche and serve it relentlessly.
—Sneha Lundia, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Lilian, with a phobia of reptiles, nevertheless gathered the courage for her children’s sake, running a finger along the back of the boa constrictor.
—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
Her resilience in the face of unimaginable adversity—surviving a brutal attempt on her life as a schoolgirl simply for wanting an education—taught me the true meaning of courage.
—The Glamour Editors, Glamour, 8 Mar. 2025
That would imply the film’s heroes, by contrast, are fighting to create a future in which people and technology might exist side-by-side — a future in which our species has the courage to live with the consequences of its own reckless need to push forward.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
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Sneha Lundia, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Lilian, with a phobia of reptiles, nevertheless gathered the courage for her children’s sake, running a finger along the back of the boa constrictor.
—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
Her resilience in the face of unimaginable adversity—surviving a brutal attempt on her life as a schoolgirl simply for wanting an education—taught me the true meaning of courage.
—The Glamour Editors, Glamour, 8 Mar. 2025
That would imply the film’s heroes, by contrast, are fighting to create a future in which people and technology might exist side-by-side — a future in which our species has the courage to live with the consequences of its own reckless need to push forward.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Courage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courage. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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