How to Use chivalrous in a Sentence
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The ever-chivalrous Henry, however, decreed that Anne should die by the sword — not the ax.
—Tina Brown, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2022
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Old-school tradition dictated that the guy paid as part of a chivalrous courtship.
—Michelle Singletary, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2018
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Legrand rescues Lulu on the street from a beating at the hands of Dédé, summoning the full measure of his chivalrous courage and striking the pimp.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 8 June 2016
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This myth that Drake is less reckless and more chivalrous than rappers like, say, Future, needs to be debunked.
—refinery29.com, 29 June 2018
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After playing a polo match in Windsor, Charles gave his mother a chivalrous kiss on the hand.
—Alex Apatoff, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022
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As a Knight of Columbus, Andrew perfected a chivalrous task: Knights protect the weak.
—Nr Symposium, National Review, 6 Dec. 2020
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As Roy disarms Betty with his twinkly smile and chivalrous attentions, Stephen smells a rat.
—Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Nov. 2019
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The glimmer of hope, suggested by Ai’ai’s final chivalrous act and by her seeming solidarity with Zhou’s wife, is too faint to lift the grim sky of the film.
—Jiwei Xiao, The New York Review of Books, 14 Mar. 2020
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But then a 2010 study that this chivalrous doctrine only prevailed in slow wrecks, when social norms had a chance to gain control of the situation.
—Sophie Bushwick, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2012
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No, Mayer took a more chivalrous route, and slid into her father’s comments instead.
—Madeleine Aggeler, The Cut, 24 Aug. 2017
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Depp adjusts a phone cord near Camille Vasquez, his attorney, and the gesture is replayed in slow motion and exalted as a chivalrous deed.
—New York Times, 26 May 2022
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Archie making deep, chivalrous bows, his baby sister Lilibet cuddling the monarch’s shins.
—Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 10 Jan. 2023
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Archie making deep, chivalrous bows, his baby sister Lilibet cuddling the monarch's shins.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2023
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This may all seem very chivalrous, but the male’s seemingly selfless actions also make selfish sense.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2011
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In this re-telling Don Quixote, two scamps traveling through 16th-century Spain will tell the adventures of the chivalrous nobleman.
—Anchorage Daily News, 21 June 2018
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For years, Maye escaped into fantasy worlds where men didn’t abuse women, where men were caring and chivalrous and gentle.
—Hallie Lieberman, Wired, 11 June 2020
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The narrator then steps in to offer his aid, and —in moment that in 2019 that reads, decidedly, creepy—pushes the two back together in a less-than-chivalrous manner.
—Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 3 Aug. 2019
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Needless to say, the text of these messages is neither emotionally-nuanced nor chivalrous.
—Andrea Schwalm, WIRED, 22 Oct. 2010
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These women and their pain are largely unexplored in the film except as set-up for Parker’s Turner’s chivalrous turn to violence.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2016
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Mendes also shared the love on Instagram, posting his chivalrous red carpet moment.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE.com, 12 May 2022
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Men who resort to the lessons of their fathers and grandfathers may intend to be chivalrous but come off as lacking professionalism.
—Sean Rossman, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2017
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Anyone who did anything less than chivalrous—say, striking an opponent in the groin, neck, or other sensitive region—risked a color card from the ref.
—Laura Mallonee, WIRED, 27 Aug. 2019
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Khaseen, who had just started his senior year at Oceanside High School, walked a girl home from a party on Sunday night, a chivalrous act that led to his slaying, family members said.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 18 Sep. 2019
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In his first reaction to the loss, Trump was unusually chivalrous, congratulating Jones and bemoaning the write-in votes that helped doom Moore.
—Stephen Collinson, CNN, 13 Dec. 2017
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No longer an imaginary stand-in requirement for chivalrous deeds, this princess can truly become master of her domain.
—Gene Park, Washington Post, 28 May 2017
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Like his theatrical clients, Mr. Zarem could deftly switch roles: from the choleric control freak grappling with the last-minute glitches in staging an event to the chivalrous host greeting every guest like a best friend.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2021
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Suffrage foot-soldiers attacked politicians and police officers with fingers, feet, or weapons, and drove men who believed themselves chivalrous to beat women, kick them, and shove them to the ground.
—Joanna Scutts, The New Republic, 20 Apr. 2018
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The virtual date started with the chivalrous gesture of flowers delivered to Haddish’s door, followed by some laughs and a deep conversation about their goals in life.
—Jasmine Grant, Essence, 23 Apr. 2020
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Romantic comedies — and predatory men — have all but ruined the chivalrous gesture.
—Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2020
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Gone with the Wind, which, with its portraits of buoyant, slavery-loving enslaved people and chivalrous Confederate officers, won the Pulitzer.
—Benjamin Nugent, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2021
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