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adjective

intrepid

fearless and adventurous; bold in the face of danger

In a sentence

Six example sentences with intrepid, each labelled with its topic.

  • An intrepid pair of cyclists crossed the salt flats alone, carrying nine days of water and no radio.

    Travel

  • The intrepid photographer waited three nights on a ledge above the crater to catch the lava reflecting off cloud.

    Photography

  • Intrepid mapmakers followed the river to its source through country where every earlier party had turned back.

    History

  • Intrepid volcanologists camp within sight of the crater, sampling gas from vents that could open beneath them.

    Science

  • The novel's intrepid heroine crosses the desert alone with a compass, a camel, and a letter she cannot read.

    Literature

  • Only an intrepid founder launches a bank in a market where the last three challengers folded within a year.

    Startups

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