gallant

Example Sentences

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On the way to a fancy ball, his gallant attempt to guide his date past a fetid puddle ends with him splashing her “from head to foot with that filthy water.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

A history of gallant women is the history of the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

Murderbot doesn’t even want to be touched, which makes its final act particularly gallant.

From Salon • Jul. 7, 2025

"We have lost a gallant son of the soil!"

From BBC • May 1, 2025

So she wept, pleading through her door for them to tell her what was happening, calling for her father, for Septa Mordane, for the king, for her gallant prince.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin