Word Finder - bravely

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In a brave manner.

The attack was bravely repulsed, and the peshwa immediately fled from his capital.

She met his gaze bravely.

The semi-independent Araucanians, whose territory is slowly being occupied by the whites, are concentrated in the eastern forests of Bio-Bio, Malleco and Cautin, all that remains to them of the Araucania which they so bravely and successfully defended for more than three centuries.

Saga had to be abandoned owing to the break farther S., and the 50th Div., or what was left of it, retired into the Val d'Uccea and on to the ridge of the Stol, which was reached later by the remnants of the 43rd, who had held their own bravely, but were in great part cut off when they attempted to come back across the Isonzo.

Here he bravely defended himself against the attacks of the Pompeian commander, Marcus Octavius, but in a few months died of illness (48 or the beginning of 47).

The fortress was bravely defended, and the siege was raised on the approach of succour from the allied cities.

She has finally reached the goal for which she strove so bravely.

Broken up by superior numbers the Russian line parted into groups, each of which, after resisting bravely for a time, was driven back.

He was twice wounded, bravely directing the fire of his men, under a heavy enfilade.

He had known her less than a week when he defended her bravely against Josh the first time.

Garner continued to battle bravely but Parke was always ahead and sneaked through to take up his Prince Grand Prix final berth.

Never the less, I forewarned Molly and she accepted the situation bravely.

She would fight, and she would die by her own hand if it came to it, as bravely as any member of her guard died for her.

Ridley and Latimer were unflinching, and suffered bravely at the stake on the 16th of October 1555.

The Spaniards invaded the duchy from Lombardy, and although the duke was defeated several times he fought bravely, gained some successes, and the terms of the peace of 1618 left him more or less in the status quo ante.

On the following morning the French reached Regensburg and at once proceeded to assault its medieval walls, but the Austrian garrison bravely defended it till the last of the stragglers was safely across on the north bank.

William refused, however, in 1806, in which year by the death of his father he became prince of Orange, to separate his interests from those of his Prussian relatives, and fought bravely at Jena.

He made it one of the aims of his life to free politics and jurisprudence from the control of theology, and fought bravely and consistently for freedom of thought and speech on religious matters.

Carrier and Joseph Lebon, the representants en mission of Nantes and Arras; and he fought bravely against the insurgents of Prairial.

Savoy French became a French province, and, although the Pied montese troops resisted bravely for four years in the face of continual defeats, Victor at last gave up the struggle as hopeless, signed the armistice of Cherasco, and died soon afterwards (1796).

Here is proof positive that Crawford does not copy Letter but gives Darnley's words as reported to him by Darnley - words that Darnley was proud of, - while Mary, returning on the second day of writing to the topic, does not quote Darnley's brave words, but merely contrasts his speaking "very bravely at the beginning" with his pitiful and craven later submission; "he has ever the tear in his eye," with what follows.

No one now denies that he was one of those exceptional men, who without selfseeking spend their lives in the service of a cause and fight bravely against the stream of corruption.

An indecisive, but bravely fought action with Admiral Parker at the Dogger Bank showed, however, that the Dutch seamen had lost none of their old dogged courage, and did much to soothe the national sense of humiliation.

The Theban contingent fought bravely on behalf of Grecian liberty in the decisive battle of Chaeroneia, and bore the brunt of the slaughter.

Finally, there was an article concerning the inhabitants of Catalonia, who had fought bravely for Charles of Austria, and who had a large claim upon the protection of England.

The utter defeat of the French was made the more humiliating by the capture of their king, who had bravely led the third line of battle.

He likewise struggled bravely to be faithful to fact in his report of the state in which we find ourselves when we try to conceive continued personal identity.

During the rebellion of the brothers Asen and Petar in 1185 it bravely defends the attacks toward the Bulgarian capital Tarnovo.

Duncombe and Wakley supported the prayer of these chartist petitions very boldly and bravely.

Many of them (and Indians too) fought bravely for the state.

Sometimes, however, you must use violence and resist your sensual appetite bravely.

The stand-in goalkeeper again picked up an injury as he bravely gathered the ball at Carden 's feet.

No need to fret, Kim and Dancing with the Stars fans, she has assured the viewing public that although injured, she will bravely strap on her dancing shoes.

Phyllostachys Heterocycla Henonis - To my taste this is the loveliest of all our Bamboos, and it is perfectly hardy, bearing up bravely against our coldest weather.

It is well suited for the rock garden, where it grows in any position, and often flowers bravely on earthless mossy rocks and stones.

The soldiers fight bravely, but in the end it is Clara who saves the day with a well-placed slipper to the head of The Mouse King.

I will think of you proudly as I bravely pound the pavement.

According to legend, the koi climb the waterfall bravely, and if they are caught, they face their death on the cutting board bravely like samuri.

For a long time he struggled bravely with this cruel disease, never omitting except from absolute necessity any of his official duties except during a brief period of rest abroad, which failed to produce the desired effect.

But in paragraph 18 (Mystery, p. 406) Mary returns to the subject, and writes, "He (Darnley) spoke very bravely at the beginning, as the bearer will show you, upon the subject of the Englishmen, and of his departing; but in the end he returned to his humility."

He was active in organizing relief for the wounded at the commencement of the war, remained bravely at his post during the siege, and refused to seek safety by flight during the brief triumph of the Commune.

And after he had worthily and bravely, borne himself for six or seven years as a squire, the time came when it was fitting that he should be made a knight.

Tippoo, after offering but a feeble resistance in the field, retired into Seringapatam, and, when his capital was stormed, died fighting bravely in the breach (1799).

This armed body, consisting of over fifty men, surrounded a log cabin and shot down two of the supposed cattle " rustlers," the latter defending themselves bravely.

Christie fell bravely fighting at the head of his brigade; Lindsay saved two of his nine guns; but neither of the two Englishmen was responsible for the disaster.

I propose to act bravely, but when even a small temptation comes I find myself in great straits.

But aside from this, the book provides some wonderful insights and bravely tackles some contentious issues.

He was deaf also to all the appeals against the other forms of his boundless extravagance which Colbert, with all his deference towards his sovereign, bravely ventured to make.'

The young prince fought bravely; but, being badly wounded and overpowered by numbers, he was secured and sent to the camp of the Kajar chief.

Regardless of whether they originate at home or abroad, we must bravely confront these problems by enacting active and effective solutions.