- a variation of valiancy.
valiance
Example Sentences
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Nowadays, Thewlis’ return to something approximating our old-fashioned picture of Holmes reminds us of sensibility’s valiance in a world given to absurdity and madness.
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2025
Considering that this superstar once strode across the world’s biggest stages with the valiance of a freak, she now seems to be exuding the quiet desperation of a fraud.
From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2016
I applaud State House Speaker Philip Gunn for his valiance to start a “conversation” about the flag.
From Time • Jun. 25, 2015
His default stance is a hunch, with his hands buried in his pockets, and there’s a valiance in his eternal attempts to break through that posture.
From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2015
Now I can do nought save to bid thee gather thy valiance to thee and not to wound my heart with the wildness of thy grief.
From The Sundering Flood by Morris, May
