Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a valiant manner; stoutly; courageously; bravely; heroically.
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- adverb In a
valiant manner; showingbravery .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb with valor; in a valiant manner
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Examples
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But, paradigms and all that, it is very hard to sort out "bias" necessary to carry out any analysis from the sort of bias that distorts the search for objective truth that Robin valiantly battles against.
Robin Hanson Video, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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I am glad I restrained myself, for Orrin Day, who had kept his word valiantly up to this very day, came riding by my house furiously a half hour ago, and seeing me, called out:
The Old Stone House and Other Stories Anna Katharine Green 1890
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"I am your little girl, aren't I?" she asked softly, calling valiantly on her sense of justice.
Suzanna Stirs the Fire Emily Calvin Blake
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Still, who doesn't dream of feeling like a real warrior, swinging a sword valiantly to defeat your foes in a real, beefy RPG?
RPGamer 2010
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I don't for one minute believe that GHWB served "valiantly" by elena dumas on Tuesday, Jun 5, 2007 at 6: 57: 44 AM
CNN, If You Confront Chickenhawks In Your Debates, Mitt Has Some Fielding To Do! 2007
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The idea of Mr. Bonavia 'valiantly' repelling the shark with this bit of metal (which is just over half a metre long) while heroic .. is daft.
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"valiantly" boosting New York's economy by buying diamond-encrusted undergarments.
Socialite Life 2009
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Scott fought so valiantly to live and he never gave up.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grieving and Recovery Jack Canfield 2011
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The winged Kong flew in, buzzing, and I screamed and sprayed valiantly.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grieving and Recovery Jack Canfield 2011
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An ancient nation of Muslim mountain dwellers, the Chechens, who lived self-sufficiently in their forest villages, valuing courage and independence above all else, was attacked in the nineteenth century and—after fighting valiantly for forty years against the army of Imperial Russia—brutally colonized.
The Return Daniel Treisman 2011
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