brave front

Frequency: 7.613.4 per million words

An act of behaving bravely to hide fear or sadness.

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Examples (10)

  • She put on a brave front, but I knew how miserable she was.
  • He managed to keep up a brave front throughout the interview.
  • Despite the bad news, they presented a brave front to the press.
  • I tried to maintain a brave front for the kids, though I was terrified.
  • The team showed a brave front after the defeat, promising to bounce back.
  • She has been keeping a brave front at work, even while grieving.
  • We put up a brave front so the clients wouldn’t panic.
  • Behind his brave front lay a deep uncertainty about the future.
  • The company is putting on a brave front, but the numbers tell another story.
  • I can’t keep this brave front much longer.