knight errant
Example Sentences
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A cynical filmmaker is drawn into a fantasy world inspired by Cervantes’ classic tale about a delusional Spanish knight errant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2019
In Bruno he has given us a knight errant, a casually chivalrous wanderer in search of his place on earth.
From New York Times ● Oct. 11, 2016
Don Quixote’s whole obsession with medieval romance, with being a sort knight errant in a world where it’s just not possible to be that, is touching because it’s his way of being good.
From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2016
Bloomberg remains, in effect, a billionaire knight errant.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 13, 2015
He wants to brag about this encounter, like a knight errant bragging about his coolness as he unscrews the spike from the monster’s heart and breathes life back into the fiery nostrils.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
