gallant
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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
On the way to a fancy ball, his gallant attempt to guide his date past a fetid puddle ends with him splashing her “from head to foot with that filthy water.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 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
She loved it when her father was gallant like that.
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
By Part 3, we are in Renaissance France, where gallants fight with one-handed swords in 1547.
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2012
Instead of sightseeing or sambaing in nightclubs with gallants from the Chamber of Commerce, they flew directly to Parana's coffee-raising center, 200 miles inland from Sao Paulo.
From Time Magazine Archive
The periwigged gallants, for instance, have crude methods of bathing.
From Time Magazine Archive
The vast majority of oils, watercolors and drawings made by Fragonard, Boucher, Watteau and Nattier to decorate boudoirs and gaming rooms were skillful but skin-deep pictures of pretty ladies, handsome gallants and idyllic landscapes.
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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