chivalrously
Example Sentences
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He adds, chivalrously, that she was “one of the most extreme cases of misplaced self-confidence I have ever come across.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2015
They did note that she missed an arm pass, which Derek chivalrously blamed on his jacket.
From Time ● Mar. 25, 2014
The award’s presenter Colin Firth chivalrously slipped the shoe back on her foot.
From BusinessWeek ● Feb. 13, 2012
And maybe you and I are guilty of the same kind of instinct in springing so chivalrously to Beryl's defence.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 13, 2011
"You were certainly rude," she said, thinking how chivalrously his repentance became him, and how strong a creature he looked in this weaker submissive phase.
From The Adventures of a Widow A Novel by Edgar Fawcett
