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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

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

France scored five tries to win 36-14, but it could have been even uglier for Ireland had they not summoned what head coach Andy Farrell called a "gallant" second-half display.

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026

“We want no songs about the gallant exile,” the eunuch had tittered, in that mincing voice of his.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

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

From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2012

Wellesley Senior Chris Godfrey finds them the perfect outfit when gallants pick her up for a date on a motorcycle.

From Time Magazine Archive

The crowd of shadowy gallants that at all times surrounded her are dexterously manipulated.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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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