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chivalrous

[shiv-uhl-ruhs] / ˈʃɪv əl rəs /


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Chivalrous men surrendered prime bridge viewing spots to women and girls and stepped to the bank, Wadsworth said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2023

Chivalrous and vociferous defenders of the girls will argue the lop-sided results in the early stages of a tournament prove little about the core quality of the field.

From The Guardian • Jan. 18, 2011

In Dresser Drawer, Recalling a Chivalrous Steinbrenner Michael Schriner contacted The Times this week about the friendship between his mother, Mary Jane Schriner, and when they were teenagers in Ohio.

From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2010

Chivalrous instructions When the Shooting Stars finally started their tightly drilled practice routines, a further delay of half an hour was prompted by discovering that both teams were wearing white tops.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2010

Chivalrous in sentiment and cunning in action, noble in aspiration and utterly sceptical as regards motives, one half of his temperament was the antidote to the other.

From The Fortunes Of Glencore by Lever, Charles James




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