gallantry

Example Sentences

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When someone’s smart we say he has brains and if he’s brave he has guts, but gallantry isn’t assigned a human part and so must be a thing of the soul.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

She is one of 20 recipients of the civilian gallantry awards, and one of four awarded it posthumously.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025

Corporal Sidney Bates posthumously received Britain's Victoria Cross for "supreme gallantry" after repeatedly charging a critical German position with a light machine gun before dying of his wounds.

From Reuters • Nov. 12, 2023

Roberts-Smith’s SAS colleagues are among those calling for him to become the first of Australia’s Victoria Cross winners to be stripped of the highest award for gallantry in battle.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2023

Stark had of-fered it to him in an excess of Night's Watch gallantry, no doubt expecting him to graciously decline.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin