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 bluster and bravado seemed completely out of step with how Red State lawmakers are heading into a flu season when risk of Covid steps up.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
That’s just one of the questions this spinoff answers as Puss flexes his bravado.
—Skyler Trepel September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Then there’s Eichenberger, an outstanding musical director, who handles those high soaring Brian Wilson parts with bravado.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2025
Its latest salvo in the battle of automotive bravado is the Shelby Super Snake-R, which debuted at Motorlux with a starting price of $224,995.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025
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Philip Elliott, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
That’s just one of the questions this spinoff answers as Puss flexes his bravado.
—Skyler Trepel September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Then there’s Eichenberger, an outstanding musical director, who handles those high soaring Brian Wilson parts with bravado.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2025
Its latest salvo in the battle of automotive bravado is the Shelby Super Snake-R, which debuted at Motorlux with a starting price of $224,995.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bravado
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bravado
Noun
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All of these terms are used interchangeably to refer to projecting quiet confidence without arrogance.—
Melody Wilding,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Democratic Party is in shambles because it has become consumed by leadership that wants to have cerebral debates over abstract concepts, and the Republican Party brand, vis-à-vis its own leadership, fails to appeal to greater masses because of its fascination with uninformed arrogance.—
Fabian Naranjo Gonzalez,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Two Hearts Of A New MacBook Apple has been reluctant to feed these demands over the last decade, but there are signs that the attitude is thawing.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The attitude of last season has vanished, replaced by that performative pregame dustup as Texas A&M headed toward its locker room.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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