valor
Example Sentences
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As a marine, Mueller earned a Bronze Star for valor and a Purple Heart for wounds received in combat.
From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026
It is militarily, politically and even intellectually enlightening, but is more deliberately about selflessness and valor, not an inappropriate offering for Veterans Day.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
The story of his valor spread widely a year after he was killed, when Anderson was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2024
Hitler was a former frontline soldier, twice wounded and decorated for valor.
From Salon • Aug. 5, 2024
I put my life at hazard there, which some might account valor; but I knew it for the rashness of despair, the precipitation of utter despondence.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Vocabulary lists containing valor
Veterans Day Vocabulary
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 1–7
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The Things They Carried
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