Sentence examples for it courageous from inspiring English sources

Written by Paul Green, a playwright celebrated in the 1920's and 30's for his harsh, realistic depictions of social ills, often on racial themes, "Hymn" is marked by the unblinking indignation that made it courageous and powerful in its day but now comes across as thunderously unsubtle.

"I'd call it courageous," Gebreselassie says.

Many people expressed admiration for what I did and called it courageous.

Is it courageous, then, to set out to kill innocents because you are aggrieved?

Mr. Boehner's decision drew praise from fellow Republicans, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), who called it "courageous".

However you see it — courageous or desperate — Ryan's place on the ticket intensifies scrutiny on his budget — a big risk for the campaign.

It's heroic, it's courageous, it's helped save folks lives," Caraway said in a phone interview.

"We think it was startling, it was courageous, and it was the right thing to do," he said.

When I mentioned this to Sir Brian Urquhart, he said, "Well, maybe it was courageous, but it was also an extremely shrewd move".

It's bold, it's courageous.

It isn't courageous; it is corrupt," Borosage said in a statement.