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Meanings of heroism in English
Synonyms
Examples for "gallantry"
Examples for "gallantry"
1
What is gallantry in the one case is foolishness in the other.
2
Crane won the rubber, and spent considerable gallantry upon Nellie in compensation.
3
Beautiful ladies met in their ball-room the gallantry and chivalry of Fredericton.
4
It argues ill; but I like much his heroism and his gallantry.
5
Captain McWhinnie, who was in command, behaved with the utmost personal gallantry.
1
Here, in the dread tribunal of last resort, valor contended against valor.
2
We are greater in number than the enemy and equal in valor.
3
Either way, I decided that discretion was the better part of valor.
4
The dog fled in terror, but was valor itself compared with Pedro.
5
Drink deep; drink long: thou drinkest wisdom and valor at every draught.
1
The valour of Horatius in vanquishing the Curiatii deserved the highest reward.
2
But one of them exceeds all the rest in greatness and valour.
3
Jasmin extolled the valour of the French, and especially of the Gascons.
4
He forgets to mention its principal guard, the valour of the inhabitants.
5
This much was known, meaning his courage and valour were above reproach.
1
Lords, your valiance and manhood have conquered these Romans twice already.
2
Our soldiers' valiance has brought them marked advantages on several points.
3
I was quite taken with the game myself, the valiance.
4
But this was all, could not but be, doomed valiance.
5
Our cavalier's is the poetic leg, a portent, a valiance.
1
And wherefore should not all this fall to the Markmen and their valiancy?
2
The passionate gladness of the lover was wanting: the chivalrous valiancy of manful joy.
3
Yet would she not cast aside all hope, but clad herself in her valiancy.
4
He said nought, but gazed at her face, wondering at her valiancy and goodness.
5
Then he praised Ursula's wisdom and valiancy till she bade him forbear lest he weary her.
Usage of heroism in English
1
And I will report all heroism from an American point of view.
2
In return, K2 had required from them heroism and selflessness and responsibility.
3
AMERICA:Obama's speech saluted the heroism of victims such as a nine-year-old girl.
4
Upon this occasion admire the heroism in the heart of your friend.
5
Let the world know the heroism and the self-sacrifice of those men.
6
But what did the war do to the ancient idea of heroism?
7
The so-called Swiftboat Vets disputed Kerry's heroism and his accounts of combat.
8
It argues ill; but I like much his heroism and his gallantry.
9
My heroism would not carry me so far as that, I confess.
10
Such acts of heroism are common in the lower walks of life.
11
Cold-blooded heroism of this kind is rare in the annals of crime.
12
The heroism of your fallen men will never be forgotten, Netanyahu said.
13
The work of rescue brought out many striking incidents of personal heroism.
14
The red flashes disclosed many an act of coolness and of heroism.
15
Not so with heroism; this loses no lustre through time and distance.
16
It had been baptized in blood, and amid wonderful achievements of heroism.
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Heroism through the time
Heroism across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common