forced bravado

Examples (20)

• His cheerful attitude was just forced bravado to hide his deep anxiety.
• He strutted in with forced bravado, but his voice still trembled.
• The young soldier's loud jokes were a display of forced bravado before the battle.
• Her jokes were a mask—a bit of forced bravado before the difficult meeting.
• She walked into the boardroom with an air of forced bravado, hoping no one would notice her nervousness.
• The rookie’s forced bravado faded the moment the alarm sounded.
• Despite his trembling hands, he answered the questions with forced bravado.
• “I’m not scared,” he said with forced bravado, avoiding her eyes.
• The child's defiant stance was a clear case of forced bravado in the face of the school bully.
• What looked like forced bravado was really a plea not to be left alone.
• He laughed off the insult with forced bravado, but his eyes showed he was hurt.
• Online, his forced bravado turned into insults whenever he felt cornered.
• The CEO's optimistic speech about the company's future felt like forced bravado to the employees.
• The speech leaned on forced bravado instead of honest accountability.
• Beneath his forced bravado, we could all sense his insecurity and fear of failure.
• She tried to cover her anxiety with forced bravado, straightening her shoulders.
• Her account of the adventure was full of forced bravado, glossing over the parts where she was genuinely scared.
• Their cheers had the ring of forced bravado after the team’s early losses.
• Attempting to impress his friends, he jumped from the high dive with a shout of forced bravado.
• I used to meet danger with forced bravado, but now I admit when I’m afraid.