valiance

Example Sentences

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But here’s the thing: Ever seen a team play with more valiance and cohesion in the face of tough circumstances than the Ravens over the past month?

From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2021

Going by plot alone, in terms of its emotional valiance, this is such a Hitchcock picture, but Olivier was not the kind of actor the director usually employed.

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2017

I applaud State House Speaker Philip Gunn for his valiance to start a “conversation” about the flag.

From Time • Jun. 25, 2015

His default stance is a hunch, with his hands buried in his pockets, and there’s a valiance in his eternal attempts to break through that posture.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2015

If vpon valiance, here are manie verie worthie men, afore whom there is not one aliue that may chalenge any prerogatiue.

From Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (4 of 12) Stephan Earle Of Bullongne by Holinshed, Raphael