gallant act
Example Sentences
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In an extraordinary letter of thanks, the officer's father wrote to Robert Malin to commend his "gallant act" and invite him to visit them.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2018
At Andrews, Sadat praised Carter for the "brave and gallant act" of calling the summit.
From Time Magazine Archive
The present generation has not gazed at a more gallant act than Cervera at Santiago.
From Time Magazine Archive
A very gallant act, however, had been performed, of which Jack now heard.
From The Three Commanders by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell
Knowing Lem as thoroughly as she did, she knew that this humane, gallant act had been to him a real sacrifice.
From The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky by MacDonald, Everett
