How to use bravo in a sentence
12 example sentences · noun, interjection, verb
Bravo means a hired soldier; an assassin; a desperado. Example: “Bravo, you have done a brilliant job!”
Examples of bravo by meaning
nounA hired soldier; an assassin; a desperado.
- "Why should I fight the King of England's bravoes?" inquired Acour in a languid voice of those who stood about him, a question at which they laughed.1911, H. Rider Haggard, Red Eve
- Because the headache will always be there, a weapon that never wears out and is as deadly as the bravo’s rapier or Lucrezia's poison vial.1953, Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye, Penguin, published 2010, page 104
nounA shout of "bravo!".
- There was a roar of bravoes rang through the house; Pen bellowing with the loudest.1907, Kate Dickinson Sweetser, Boys and girls from Thackeray
interjectionUsed to express acclaim, especially to a performer.
- Bravo, you have done a brilliant job!
verbTo cheer or applaud, especially by saying bravo!
- "And my Sunbeam was bravoed, and encored, and crowned with flowers, was she not?"1910, May Agnes Fleming, The Baronet's Bride
More sentences with bravo
- Bravo Six, this is Bravo Six Four. Stand by for ten mike report one dash three, over.From the entry over
- Bravo Six Four, this is Bravo Six Actual. Send your traffic, over.From the entry over
- Bravo Six Actual, this is Bravo Six Four. Go ahead, over.From the entry go ahead
- Bravo Actual, I say again: Eight foot mobiles moving east, over.From the entry say again
- Bravo Six Actual, this is Charlie One. Come in, over.From the entry actual
- Bravo Three, this Bravo Six. Immediate! We are coming under fire from the north from an unknown enemy, over!From the entry immediate
- Geographic — You could count continents (not ambitious enough, you slacker), sttates (OK, that's more like it), or countries (bravo, you sleaze bucket).2011, Phil Torcivia, Just a Nice Guy, page 222. From the entry sleaze bucket
Meaning of bravo
- noun A hired soldier; an assassin; a desperado.
- noun A shout of "bravo!".
- interjection Used to express acclaim, especially to a performer.
Questions about bravo in a sentence
- How do you use bravo in a sentence?
- Bravo is used as a noun, interjection and verb. For example: “Bravo, you have done a brilliant job!”
- What is a short sentence with bravo?
- “Bravo, you have done a brilliant job!”
- What does bravo mean?
- Bravo means a hired soldier; an assassin; a desperado.
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