valiant
Example Sentences
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He rose to his feet, struck a valiant and determined attitude, all pointing hands and jutting hips—and collapsed with a hideous thump into the bottom of the boat.
From Literature
After being broken in the third set, he immediately called for the trainer and, after a valiant attempt at his next service game, called it quits.
From BBC
Malinche’s portrayal as a valiant Cortés enabler doesn’t seem to bother audiences, though some decry the work’s pro-Spanish take on the Conquest.
From Los Angeles Times
It was replaced by a predawn raid that was brilliantly executed and valiant.
It’s often the chance to do something awesome—and to continue a rich, valiant tradition with its own stories and customs.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
