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
What he withheld as an actor he made up for in song, his voice strikingly precise, his control a reflection of Manrico’s relentless valiance.
From Washington Post • Oct. 23, 2022
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
That particular conversation, you must imagine with Mr. Siddons somewhat monologuing, addressing himself not only to my present self, but with an unaccustomed valiance to my absent father.
From The Passionate Friends by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
