How to Use chivalrous in a Sentence

chivalrous

adjective

• The ever-chivalrous Henry, however, decreed that Anne should die by the sword — not the ax.
  — Tina Brown, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2022
• Old-school tradition dictated that the guy paid as part of a chivalrous courtship.
  — Michelle Singletary, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2018
• 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
• This myth that Drake is less reckless and more chivalrous than rappers like, say, Future, needs to be debunked.
  — refinery29.com, 29 June 2018
• After playing a polo match in Windsor, Charles gave his mother a chivalrous kiss on the hand.
  — Alex Apatoff, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022
• As a Knight of Columbus, Andrew perfected a chivalrous task: Knights protect the weak.
  — Nr Symposium, National Review, 6 Dec. 2020
• As Roy disarms Betty with his twinkly smile and chivalrous attentions, Stephen smells a rat.
  — Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Nov. 2019
• 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
• 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
• No, Mayer took a more chivalrous route, and slid into her father’s comments instead.
  — Madeleine Aggeler, The Cut, 24 Aug. 2017
• 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
• Archie making deep, chivalrous bows, his baby sister Lilibet cuddling the monarch’s shins.
  — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 10 Jan. 2023
• Archie making deep, chivalrous bows, his baby sister Lilibet cuddling the monarch's shins.
  — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 2 June 2023
• Archie making deep, chivalrous bows, his baby sister Lilibet cuddling the monarch's shins.
  — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2023
• This may all seem very chivalrous, but the male’s seemingly selfless actions also make selfish sense.
  — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2011
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Needless to say, the text of these messages is neither emotionally-nuanced nor chivalrous.
  — Andrea Schwalm, WIRED, 22 Oct. 2010
• 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
• Mendes also shared the love on Instagram, posting his chivalrous red carpet moment.
  — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE.com, 12 May 2022
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Romantic comedies — and predatory men — have all but ruined the chivalrous gesture.
  — Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2020

Last Updated: 23 Nov 2024