chivalrously
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Afterward both coach and quarterback chivalrously protected each other by taking responsibility for the debacle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
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
He, tall, thin, with a Velasquez nose, Don Quixote manner, and arrogant eyes, looking out through glasses, has meanwhile chivalrously kissed the hand of the Countess.
From Felix Lanzberg's Expiation by Ossip Schubin
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