Sentence examples for courage from inspiring English sources
courage
The quality of a confident character not to be afraid or intimidated easily but without being incautious or inconsiderate.
- "A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before." —Ralph Waldo Emerson
The word 'courage' is correct and usable in written English. You can use it when you are trying to express a quality of mental or moral strength in someone, such as when the person is brave in the face of fear or danger. For example, "He showed great courage when rescuing the injured dog from the burning building.".
"It's a courage award, not a content award".
The driver showed immense courage under very difficult circumstances".
Let Nick Clegg be clear: "The Liberal Democrats will add a heart to a Conservative government, and a brain to a Labour one!" Unfortunately, courage for the cowardly lion will be a casualty of any coalition agreement.
To get up there and do that … to put yourself on the line takes a lot of courage and it's a mental game as much as anything".
I think that to have Peter on board has given me the courage to be less afraid about standing up on this issue".
For eternity your image will stand for unquestioning courage.
"I also welcome the fact that Queen's has shown the corporate courage to tackle sensitive and controversial and potentially divisive issues".
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