Learn How to Pronounce BRAVADO – BRAVADO in a Sentence

Learn how to pronounce BRAVADO correctly by understanding the syllables. Then see BRAVADO in a sentence along with an illustration as a memory aid.

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BRAVADO – it’s a noun with 3 syllables.

Stress the 2nd syllable:
bra◦VAH◦doe

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BRAVADO
Definition: a show of boldness intended to impress or intimidate, a show of bravery to mislead

The clipart shows a man showing off his muscles.

Let’s see an illustrated sentence example.

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In the picture we see a man riding a motorbike on the back wheel only.

The sentence example reads: In a show of bravado, he rode past his friends on the back wheel of his motorbike.

Note: “a show of bravado” is a common collocation in English

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Examples of BRAVADO from news items:

If confirmed, Mr. Donnelly would be America’s twelfth envoy to the Vatican since President Ronald Reagan formally established diplomatic relations with the Holy See in 1984.
Source: Washington Times
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/oct/8/biden-taps-joseph-donnelly-former-us-senator-and-c/

Teens like Tiera led South Carolina lawmakers to sign the law last month, requiring the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number to be put on student ID cards for seventh through twelfth graders and college students.
Source: Fox News
https://www.foxnews.com/us/suicide-prevention-lifeline-student-id-cards-several-states

Indeed, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record high for the twelfth day in a row, and European markets are expected to open higher as a result.
Source: The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2017/feb/28/markets-await-us-growth-and-trade-data-as-trump-boom-continues-business-live

In its lawsuit, the SEC stressed AA’s “twelfth tradition” policy designed to encourage participants to speak freely but anonymously.
Source: Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304537904577279582355209376.html?mod=rss_markets_main

The most up-to-date version available was a Latin translation made in the twelfth century by Gerard of Cremona, which was translated from an Arabic text which had itself been translated from the Greek long before.
Source: The Scientists
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0812967887?tag=vocabulary01-20

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