gallant act
Example Sentences
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In an extraordinary letter of thanks, the officer's father wrote to Robert Malin to commend his "gallant act" and invite him to visit them.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2018
At Andrews, Sadat praised Carter for the "brave and gallant act" of calling the summit.
From Time Magazine Archive
The present generation has not gazed at a more gallant act than Cervera at Santiago.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is not a long story, but it is a good one, and Americans have been proud of Captain Ingraham ever since his gallant act.
From Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read by Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman
She passed the gallant act as a matter of course and sat down beside him with quiet humor.
From The Man in Gray by Dixon, Thomas
