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gallant act

noun as in act of courage

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For this gallant act Lieutenant Clarke rightly received a medal of honor.

At the time this gallant act was performed there was a gale of wind blowing, with heavy rain, and the night was dark.

Knowing Lem as thoroughly as she did, she knew that this humane, gallant act had been to him a real sacrifice.

At the same time Captain Stopford performed a similar gallant act in rescuing a dismounted trooper.

"That was a gallant act," said Star, smiling genially upon him.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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