His commanding officer wrote that it extremely gallant of him to carry on even though he was wounded. From LearnThat.org. [www.yourdictionary.com]
A gallant pageant. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A gallant warrior. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
All the while their horses covered the ground in gallant form. From Wordnik.com. [Winona: A Tale of Negro Life in the South and Southwest] Reference
"She didn't tell you to go that way," Max pointed out, in gallant defense of the demoiselle. From Wordnik.com. [French Word-A-Day:] Reference
In the rear of the earls Mar and Badenoch came all the chieftains of the country, in gallant array. From Wordnik.com. [The Scottish Chiefs] Reference
"Now, that's what may be called a gallant exertion of free will," said Dwining. From Wordnik.com. [The Fair Maid of Perth St. Valentine's Day] Reference
For myself I have more agreeable associations, since I never hear one of these birds without recalling a gallant fight. From Wordnik.com. [Birds in the Calendar] Reference
His response veered decidedly toward the respectful, even gallant, that is, not calling out the woman for her behavior. From Wordnik.com. [The Moderate Voice] Reference
Captain Stevens, then of the Ninth Cavalry, now of the Second Cavalry, was with you, and I am sure he recalls your gallant conduct. From Wordnik.com. [An Autobiography]
The woman, one of those called gallant, was famous for her precocious embonpoint which had earned her the nickname of "Boule de Suif". From Wordnik.com. [Mademoiselle Fifi] Reference
"The two words 'gallant' and 'soldier' are not necessarily synonymous," the General said dryly. From Wordnik.com. [The Satan Bug]
"Contact" has a kind of gallant panache, as if it's trying to restore the primacy of the American musical through pure dance energy. From Wordnik.com. [Choreographer Susan Stroman Takes Broadway] Reference
"Gentlemen, you have just heard what I did referred to as a gallant act. From Wordnik.com. [The Black Camel]
Probably the word "gallant" turned the captain's thoughts to the state of Moscow. From Wordnik.com. [War and Peace] Reference
“Now, that’s what may be called a gallant exertion of free will,” said Dwining. From Wordnik.com. [The Fair Maid of Perth] Reference
Pokemon that is the evolved male form of Ralts, its name is a blend of "gallant" and "blade". From Wordnik.com. [Paperkraft.net] Reference
I was provoked at this mode of address, for the "gallant" was rendered emphatic by underlining. From Wordnik.com. [The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse] Reference
Sara, reared in the great tradition by that gallant gentleman, Patrick. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
It is usually regarded as gallant when somebody tries against the odds. ''. From Wordnik.com. [Vonnegut's Last Stand] Reference
But be careful to avoid elaborate and common-place forms of gallant speech. From Wordnik.com. [The Laws of Etiquette] Reference
The comparatively gallant gesture apparently didn't assuage the spurned partner. From Wordnik.com. [Get Out of the Deal, Neal] Reference
The four gallant warriors now made their way to the settlement at Gau - strau-yea. From Wordnik.com. [Legends, Traditions, and Laws of the Iroquois, or Six Nations, and History of the Tuscarora Indians] Reference
It will live as long as imaginations can replay the tape of one gallant leap for glory. From Wordnik.com. [Leap Of Faith] Reference
By nightfall, the gallant but shattered B Company had 5 dead and 18 wounded out of 60 men. From Wordnik.com. [The War Without End] Reference
It was the gallant death of a brave soldier, that touches the heart and fires the imagination. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Abraham Lincoln] Reference
The gallant jokes from the deathbed ( "I guess this is not the time for long-term investments"). From Wordnik.com. [Lou's Latest: No Kid Stuff] Reference
What a terrible waste of a gallant warrior who followed his orders to ride into the valley of death. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
He considered what clever things he would say to her and what gallant deeds he would do on her behalf. From Wordnik.com. [Rev. James Martin, S.J.: The Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola: What Can It Teach Us About God?] Reference
Joe is a preposterously gallant Old World charmer, who outrages her family by asking her out on a date. From Wordnik.com. [An Amorous Knight In Queens] Reference
Rise, if you can, to a standing position to salute a small and gallant creature and her fight for liberty. From Wordnik.com. [A Mouse Asks for Mercy] Reference
And my gallant, hardworking, penny-pinching Italian mother of six would have been mortified at disposables. From Wordnik.com. [In Praise of a Humble Coin] Reference
(Soundbite of CD, "San Patricio") Mr. LIAM NEESON (Actor): We are the San Patricios, a brave and gallant band. From Wordnik.com. [The Chieftains And Ry Cooder Tell 'San Patricio' History] Reference
There's something touching and gallant about all these young people wanting to take him into their new century. From Wordnik.com. [Close-Up On Will] Reference
He'd acted all gallant as he superfluously guided her into their cab but that was six long hours of travel ago. From Wordnik.com. [The Outlaws] Reference
But the last word belongs to Prior, who rejects his mantle of heavenly prophet for his humanity-gay, doomed, gallant. From Wordnik.com. [A Seven-Hour Gay Fantasia] Reference
My gallant liver is overtaxed enough without having to get kicked into bile overdrive by toxic talking maggots in a shiny studio. From Wordnik.com. [Barry Crimmins: Sickened Ire] Reference
Ms Harman was careful not to smile at this gallant jibe, but most of the shadow cabinet thought it very droll and smiled happily. From Wordnik.com. [Pride, and plenty of prejudice at PMQs] Reference
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