| 1. | There was no longer any deceit or bravado in the manner of the accused. - from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, Pere |
| 2. | She took a lover, the first who offered, a man whom she did not love, out of bravado and with rage in her heart. - from Les Miserables by Victor Hugo |
| 3. | Of course Miss Frankland noticed this, and being unaware of the cause, attributed it to wilful idleness and bravado of her authority. - from The Romance of Lust by Anonymous |