1
: possessing or acting with bravery or boldness : courageous
valiant soldiers
2
: marked by, exhibiting, or carried out with courage or determination : heroic
valiant feats
valiantly
adverb
valiantness
noun
: a valiant person
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Adjective
She died last year after a valiant battle with cancer.
Despite their valiant efforts, they lost the game.
She made a valiant attempt to fix the problem.
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Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
The Ukrainians keep disproving the lie, in their valiant effort to save themselves.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Oct. 2024
To his credit, Griffin rewarded them with an All-NBA season in 2018-19, but even his most valiant efforts couldn’t save the Pistons from getting swept by the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the playoffs that year.
—Mat Issa, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Unlike many of his predecessors, Mr. Macron has chosen to memorialize not only the valiant and brave, but also the shameful and forgotten — including a site where French resistance fighters were killed by French militia members who were working with the Nazi regime.
—Ségolène Le Stradic, New York Times, 5 June 2024
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Adjective
The Dodgers played it smartly, if weirdly, on a night when the Yankees’ valiant effort could be summed up in two words.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
The Ukrainians keep disproving the lie, in their valiant effort to save themselves.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Oct. 2024
To his credit, Griffin rewarded them with an All-NBA season in 2018-19, but even his most valiant efforts couldn’t save the Pistons from getting swept by the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the playoffs that year.
—Mat Issa, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Unlike many of his predecessors, Mr. Macron has chosen to memorialize not only the valiant and brave, but also the shameful and forgotten — including a site where French resistance fighters were killed by French militia members who were working with the Nazi regime.
—Ségolène Le Stradic, New York Times, 5 June 2024
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“Valiant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/valiant. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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