valorous

Example Sentences

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The conciliatory narrative that emerged from 1876 painted veterans, North and South, as noble, valorous brothers.

From Salon • Jan. 3, 2026

Much of the event on Wednesday was focused on Anderson’s valorous sacrifice, and rightly so.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2024

We’re a nation that so often sees suffering as valorous, preferring to evoke notions of “Blitz spirit” rather than addressing structural inequalities.

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2023

A decade later, an aide to Sen. Charles Schumer of New York discovered a previously unknown 1918 memorandum from Gen. John Pershing describing Johnson’s valorous performance in the field.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 12, 2022

He was a valorous opportunist who pounced hoggishly upon every opportunity Colonel Korn discovered for him and trembled in damp despair immediately afterwards at the possible consequences he might suffer.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller