Brave
Brave verb - To oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage.
Stick
Stick verb - To hold to something firmly as if by adhesion.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Say you need volunteers and whoever is brave enough to take the bullet and stick their hands up doesn't have to do it
Source: Got Volunteered -
Full of brave warriors, crusading templars, super heavy armored cavalry, and more evil sorcerers than one could shake a very large stick at.
Source: Medieval European Fantasy - Certain brave and highly disciplined, but not suicidally crazy, troops instead have the "Stubborn" rule, which means they always test on their unmodified leadership, and so are much more likely to stick around against long odds.
Source: Morale Mechanic
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