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
The American icon's performance in a gallant first-round defeat by Czech 11th seed Karolina Muchova suggested there is more mileage left in the tank.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2025
“Has your Highness seen the Lady Viola tonight?” asked a gallant troubadour of the fairy queen who floated down the hall upon his arm.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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
The periwigged gallants, for instance, have crude methods of bathing.
From Time Magazine Archive
The crowd of shadowy gallants that at all times surrounded her are dexterously manipulated.
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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