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Which literary character is often portrayed as gallant?

gallant

[gal-uhnt, guh-lant, -lahnt, gal-uhnt, guh-lant, -lahnt, gal-uhnt, guh-lant, -lahnt] / ˈgæl ənt, gəˈlænt, -ˈlɑnt, ˈgæl ənt, gəˈlænt, -ˈlɑnt, ˈgæl ənt, gəˈlænt, -ˈlɑnt /


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James and his teammates gave a gallant effort Saturday night at Crypto.com Arena, but the defending champion proved to be more than the Lakers could handle.

From Los Angeles Times May 9, 2026

The statement, from Major General Michael Onoja, a defence headquarters spokesman, said that the attack "resulted in the loss of a few brave and gallant soldiers", without disclosing a toll or who was killed.

From Barron's Apr. 9, 2026

It is primarily a civilian award, but it may be awarded to military personnel for gallant conduct that is not in "the face of the enemy".

From BBC Mar. 24, 2026

A history of gallant women is the history of the world.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 1, 2026

Lust for action drove me to go to sea then, in command of ships and gallant seamen bound for Egypt.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

By Part 3, we are in Renaissance France, where gallants fight with one-handed swords in 1547.

From New York Times Aug. 11, 2012

By the 16th century, Italian gallants had developed a light, delicately balanced rapier with the sharp point that enabled them to thrust instead of slice with the blade.

From Time Magazine Archive

Only the jolliest, most debonair of present-day gallants could fittingly adorn the La Salle-Fisher Laughing Cavalier.

From Time Magazine Archive

The periwigged gallants, for instance, have crude methods of bathing.

From Time Magazine Archive

These men, a picked striking force of gallants, resumed the onslaughts of the previous afternoon.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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