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chivalrous

[shiv-uhl-ruhs] / ˈʃɪv əl rəs /


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Even Miguel de Cervantes’s aging Don Quixote is driven into a phantasmagoric abyss by the reading of chivalrous romance.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

That's one of the things that struck me about it, this very old-timey chivalrous idea.

From Salon Sep. 28, 2024

Now, scientists have observed a pair of chivalrous birds joining the conversation.

From Science Magazine Mar. 25, 2024

He’s sweet, he’s chivalrous, his tongue has fallen off so he can’t speak: dreamboat alert!

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 7, 2024

He may have thought he was being chivalrous by catching me, but he should have let me fall.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken




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