valiant
Example Sentences
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It’s a valiant effort, considering that reading has been in a steady decline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Cape Verde deliver a valiant performance to earn their third draw of the group stage, a result that means they qualify for the last 32 on their World Cup debut while Saudi Arabia crash out.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
With those margins, near-misses can turn into valiant defeats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
Chasing a mammoth 208 for victory, Italy suffered early blows before a valiant fourth-wicket partnership of 73 between brothers Ben and Harry Manenti kept them afloat at Eden Gardens.
From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026
For all her valiant resistance, though, the child was, after all, only a child.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
Vocabulary lists containing valiant
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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