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
Mr. Tisci pointed to a trench turned into a bustier dress and a pink twin set, embellished with crystals that formed the brand’s knightly emblem, as examples of what he was talking about.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 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
"And forty more—twenty knights with as many squires. If I arrive without a knightly tail, the Tyrells will think me of small account."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
