gallant act
Example Sentences
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In an extraordinary letter of thanks, the officer's father wrote to Robert Malin to commend his "gallant act" and invite him to visit them.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2018
At Andrews, Sadat praised Carter for the "brave and gallant act" of calling the summit.
From Time Magazine Archive
The present generation has not gazed at a more gallant act than Cervera at Santiago.
From Time Magazine Archive
Loud cheers burst from all the spectators as they witnessed the gallant act, which few, indeed, would have been able to accomplish.
From The Cruise of the Dainty Rovings in the Pacific by Kingston, William Henry Giles
Then I witnessed a gallant act, such as I have not seen surpassed during forty years of active service that I have gone through since that time.
From Sketches From My Life By The Late Admiral Hobart Pasha by Hobart-Hampden, Augustus Charles
