valor

Example Sentences

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As a marine, Mueller earned a Bronze Star for valor and a Purple Heart for wounds received in combat.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

His valor is worth remembering on its merits, and the history is instructive about the threats now facing the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

To her great surprise, the king himself rides his dragon Sunfyre into battle, hoping to prove his valor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2025

But this week, he was accused of "stolen valor" for allegedly saying he carried a weapon of war in war — which he did not.

From Salon • Aug. 12, 2024

I put my life at hazard there, which some might account valor; but I knew it for the rashness of despair, the precipitation of utter despondence.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson