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Example sentences for "brava"

Lexicographically close words:
brauerie; brauery; braunche; braunches; braux; bravado; brave; braved; bravely; braver
  1. Proceeding thence by the Canaries, they lost sight of these islands on the 10th, and came in view of Brava and Fogo, two of the Cape de Verd islands, on the 23d.

  2. It is alledged that the summit of Fuego is not higher in the air, than are the roots of Brava low in the sea.

  3. The fleet sailed from Brava on the 15th September, and on the 22d a signal was made from the admiral for the other captains.

  4. That was my last sight of Cipriana; what her end was I never heard, nor what was done with the Paja Brava after the death of Don Evaristo, who was gathered to his fathers a year or so after my visit.

  5. La Paja Brava was the name of the estate my ancient friend and neighbour, Don Evaristo, had bought so many years before: no doubt I should find some of the family, and they would give me a horse and anything I wanted.

  6. Sir Francis Drake and Alonzo Brava had come to a mind in regard to the ransom for the town.

  7. The victim drew away with a smothered oath, and Brava eyed with displeasure his drunken associate.

  8. Alonzo Brava addressed Mexia, who roused himself to a fair appearance of sobriety.

  9. In the Italian dialects of the Trentino she is also called la brava Berta and la donna Berta.

  10. His soldiers would not give the captured women of Brava time to remove their bracelets and ear-rings, but in their ruthless haste cut off their arms and ears.

  11. To the north of Brava lie a group of reefs among which two islets (Ilheus Seccos or Ilheus do Rombo) are conspicuous.

  12. Out of the Gulf of San Miguel we pushed past Brava Point as fast as Stubbs could send the Argos.

  13. Before night had fallen we were rounding Brava Point into the Gulf of San Miguel, so named by Balboa because it was upon St. Michael's Day, 1513, that his eyes here first fell upon the blue waters of the Pacific.

  14. The woman (Alebu'tud) is a little worm that lives in the palma brava tree.

  15. But the Tortoise had hid under the felled trunk of an old palma brava tree.


  16. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "brava" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.