knightly

Example Sentences

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When I was anointed a reporter at 21, I felt as if I had been inducted into a knightly order dedicated to Truth and I’ve never been totally deprogrammed.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2023

Notably, she becomes the first woman to carry and present the diamond, ruby and emerald encrusted sword - which symbolises royal power and the monarch accepting his duty and knightly virtues.

From BBC • May 6, 2023

You can opt for streetwear or high priestess-wear or knightly armor.

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2022

And the film — based on a 14th-century Arthurian tale of anonymous authorship that is considered a meditation on the notion of knightly honor — certainly bears that out.

From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2021

Sir Bliant, remembering his gentle Wild Man, was embracing Sir Castor, who had never forgotten the Chevalier’s knightly rebuke.

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