How to Use gallantry in a Sentence

gallantry

noun
  • Many women were charmed by his old-fashioned gallantry.
  • There was the old-fashioned gallantry of the Spaniards.
    John Dos Passos, National Review, 28 Sep. 2020
  • This is a Britain born of mud and blood, not of gallantry and lofty ideals.
    Todd McCarthy, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 May 2017
  • His gallantry made an impact in show business in the 1960s.
    Diana Garcia, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2023
  • But his service to his country, and his gallantry, did not end there.
    CBS News, 27 May 2021
  • But his service to his country, and his gallantry, did not end there.
    CBS News, 1 July 2022
  • His response to their neglect was a love that looks very much like gallantry.
    Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 20 Dec. 2018
  • The honor goes to members of the Armed Forces who distinguish themselves by gallantry above and beyond the call of duty.
    Washington Post, 26 June 2019
  • The lifeboat station — which is just miles from where the couple once lived — has received 70 awards for gallantry as crews battle the often-stormy seas to help the stricken.
    Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Andrew has since been awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in battle.
    Alana Abramson, Time, 29 May 2017
  • Because of such dives he'd been awarded royal medals for both gallantry and chivalry.
    Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022
  • He was wounded in action and received a Silver Star for gallantry.
    Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2022
  • And the value of the colored troops extended beyond their gallantry on the battlefield.
    Javonte Anderson, USA TODAY, 31 May 2021
  • Both had served in the Mexican War, both been lauded for gallantry and promoted to higher rank.
    Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 24 May 2018
  • Leavitt received a Silver Star Medal for his gallantry that day, but lost it when his house burned down several years ago.
    Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 6 June 2017
  • Britain’s highest civilian award for gallantry by the Queen herself in November 1974 for his act of bravery.
    Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 26 Aug. 2020
  • He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for gallantry.
    Guest Columnist/cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 21 May 2017
  • Each of the service members demonstrated courage and gallantry by putting their own lives on the lines to aid their comrades and the actions that led them to receive the honor, a White House press release said.
    Deena Zaru, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2021
  • This time Ernaux is the erotic master, treating the man, with stilted gallantry, to the violence of genuine passion.
    Tobi Haslett, Harper's Magazine, 18 Sep. 2023
  • But Mack gave his Conrad a pleasing relatability, with an air of gallantry and warmth.
    Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post, 18 June 2019
  • In his speech, Reagan regaled members of Congress with the tale of the young government employee’s gallantry.
    Katy Waldman, Slate Magazine, 8 Mar. 2017
  • For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.
    Drew Broach | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 7 Dec. 2020
  • For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.
    Drew Broach | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 10 Nov. 2020
  • For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.
    Drew Broach | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 7 Dec. 2020
  • For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.
    Drew Broach | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 7 Dec. 2020
  • For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.
    Drew Broach | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 7 Dec. 2020
  • He was deployed to Italy, where his conspicuous gallantry in combat earned him the Military Cross.
    Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2020
  • The lifeboat station — which is just miles from where the couple once lived as newlyweds in Anglesey — has received 70 awards for gallantry as crews battle the often-stormy seas to help the stricken.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2022
  • It was also given to many individual soldiers in the unit for their gallantry.
    New York Times, 28 Feb. 2021
  • For all its reputation as a nation of romance, gallantry and love, France has one of the highest rates of conjugal killings in Western Europe.
    Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2021

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