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Meanings of valorous in English

Having or showing valor.

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Examples for "valiant"
1
In army ranks, we lost 10 of our valiant fighters, Mende said.
Reuters
2
Once again, the Socceroos leave a major international tournament valiant in defeat.
The Guardian
3
At the head of the band rode the valiant Graham of Claverhouse.
Hunted and Harried
4
A valiant effort, but ultimately one marred by a rather blunt delivery.
The Irish Times
5
German reinforcements rushed up in a valiant effort to save the day.
The Boy Allies at Verdun; Or, Saving France from the Enemy
Usage of valorous in English
1
The valorous Colonel Brick was of course the centre of all eyes.
A Collection of College Words and Customs
2
The Auld Lichts also did valorous deeds at the Battle of Cabbylatch.
Auld Licht Idyls
3
There was valorous talk in the foc'sle, and half-veiled insolence on deck.
The Blood Ship
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The valorous and gentle knight of hidden lineage and the Earl's daughter.
The Mountebank
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Do thou therefore, O most valorous of men, assent to my departure.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 / Books 13...
6
There are many valorous youths among the nobility; but not another like him.
The Knights of the Cross, or, Krzyzacy: Historical Romance
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Our expedition, we knew, was more valorous than most that left this port.
Outposts: journeys to the surviving relics of the british empire
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By this action the banditti were deprived of their two most valorous chiefs.
The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck, Volume 2
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He was, besides, proved to be a valorous soldier and a prudent general.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 / (From Barbaro...
10
Sturdy and courageous effort will bring a clear and valorous mind.
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: The Book of the Spiritual Man
11
This almost baby-prince seems to have been a valorous little fellow.
Queen Victoria, her girlhood and womanhood
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Whether he made good this valorous declaration will presently be seen.
France and England in North America, Part VI : Montcalm and Wolf...
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He kept silence, and only hoped that his valorous deeds would leak out.
Tell England / A Study in a Generation
14
That was their leader, Sir Williams Glasdale, a most valorous knight.
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc — Volume 1
15
That was their leader, Sir William Glasdale, a most valorous knight.
Mark Twain: A Biography. Volume II, Part 2: 1886-1900
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Look at your valorous conduct in asking to go always to the first line.
A Farewell to Arms
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