How to Use Victoria Cross in a Sentence

Victoria Cross

noun
  • Roberts-Smith received the Victoria Cross after storming two enemy machine guns during his fifth tour in Afghanistan.
    — Elaine Mallon, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The Dickin Medal, which is often compared to the British Victoria Cross, is typically awarded to heroic horses, homing pigeons, and dogs.
    — Anne Ewbank, Popular Science, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Roberts-Smith became a household name across Australia when he was awarded the Victoria Cross in 2011, a medal reserved for only the most courageous wartime exploits.
    — CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Roberts-Smith was awarded both the Victoria Cross and Medal of Gallantry for his service in Afghanistan and is only the second Australian veteran of the Afghanistan campaign to be charged with a war crime.
    — ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Roberts-Smith was awarded both the Victoria Cross and Medal of Gallantry for his service in Afghanistan and is only the second Australian veteran of the Afghanistan campaign to be charged with a war crime.
    — ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Roberts-Smith was hailed as a national hero after being awarded several top military honors, including the Victoria Cross, for his actions during six tours of Afghanistan from 2006 to 2012.
    — CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
  • But he has been widely reported in the media to be Roberts-Smith, a former Special Air Service Regiment corporal who was awarded both the Victoria Cross and Medal of Gallantry for his service in Afghanistan.
    — CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Additionally, Prince William assumed new patronages with the Welsh Guards Charity and the Royal Cornwall Agricultural Association, as well as becoming president of the Victoria Cross and George Cross Association.
    — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025

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