You had grown accustomed to freedom of action; while I, who had gone off with the first gold-seekers, wasbraving a thousand dangers in California, so as to win wealth and luxury for you more quickly.
Perhaps you think that I am braving you in what I am saying now, as in what I said before about the tears and prayers.
The second question, whether Plato meant to represent Socrates as braving or irritating his judges, must also be answered in the negative.
Her trembling heart had forgotten for the moment all she had been braving her heart, and nerving her mind to tell him.
Vancouver would suffer by delay; he accordingly proposed taking one canoe, and braving the fury of the elements, saying that he wished five men, who were not afraid of water, to accompany him.
He was bravingdangerous wind-gusts; and he did not know, and had no means of knowing, with just what strength these gusts would strike his craft.
They were only accustomed to the Indian mode of warfare, which consists in secret attacks and cunning stratagems; and the idea of braving the terrible Pequodees in their strongholds, overpowered their resolution.
The officers and men straightened themselves up, leaped and bounded with overwhelming courage, all at once burst over the enemy’s breastworks with shouts and yells, braving the shower of fire and clambering over the rocks and stones.
Stepping on mine-openings and braving rifle and cannon fire coming from front and side, the extreme danger and difficulty of their attack was beyond description.
They are intrusted with the philanthropic and perilous business of braving sword and shot, searching out the wounded and carrying them to a safe place.
Some, braving the savages, sought food in the woods and died while seeking it, and were eaten by those who found them dead.
It is a motive for braving dangers by sea and land hard of comprehension in our Sadducean age.
Southampton, braving the king's displeasure, allowed himself to be elected, with Sandys for deputy.
I gave way in silence; but as we drew near home I looked anxiously at the windows, for I felt that after Edward's remarks on the preceding evening, to drive in that way with Henry, was very like braving him.
Very well put: only, before braving danger, my venerable and beloved uncle, I want to know its extent.
Were you so tired of the atmosphere of respect and affection which surrounded you, that you must needs risk your honor and mine by braving public opinion?
No, the whole occurrence must be what everybody believed--a sheer accident, such as was liable to happen to any air pilot braving the elements day and night in the pursuit of his regular vocation.
Separated from the army, I shall sigh for the moment of my rejoining it, andbraving fresh dangers.
But he refrained from meeting her, and the reason was that he was slowly working towards a momentous decision, and wished to arm himself at all points before braving her possible disapproval.
The seamen of Northern Europe, the Norsemen and Scandinavians, seem, from the earliest records extant, to have sought for the glory attendant upon braving the perils of Polar Seas.
Often during the night watches I thought of them as braving storm and peril, responsible for priceless freights of human lives.
He cared little for popular clamor on any subject, braving it more than once by his votes in the legislature.
For be it known that we are not at all idle, and that we make a joke ofbraving the cold.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "braving" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
