How to Use chivalrous in a Sentence

chivalrous

adjective
  • That’s who was more chivalrous.
    — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Old-school tradition dictated that the guy paid as part of a chivalrous courtship.
    — Michelle Singletary, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2018
  • This may all seem very chivalrous, but the male’s seemingly selfless actions also make selfish sense.
    — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2011
  • No, Mayer took a more chivalrous route, and slid into her father’s comments instead.
    — Madeleine Aggeler, The Cut, 24 Aug. 2017
  • This myth that Drake is less reckless and more chivalrous than rappers like, say, Future, needs to be debunked.
    — refinery29.com, 29 June 2018
  • Archie making deep, chivalrous bows, his baby sister Lilibet cuddling the monarch’s shins.
    — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Archie making deep, chivalrous bows, his baby sister Lilibet cuddling the monarch's shins.
    — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Archie making deep, chivalrous bows, his baby sister Lilibet cuddling the monarch's shins.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 2 June 2023
  • Archie making deep, chivalrous bows, his baby sister Lilibet cuddling the monarch's shins.
    — Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
  • After playing a polo match in Windsor, Charles gave his mother a chivalrous kiss on the hand.
    — Alex Apatoff, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Needless to say, the text of these messages is neither emotionally-nuanced nor chivalrous.
    — Andrea Schwalm, WIRED, 22 Oct. 2010
  • The ever-chivalrous Henry, however, decreed that Anne should die by the sword — not the ax.
    — Tina Brown, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2022
  • As Roy disarms Betty with his twinkly smile and chivalrous attentions, Stephen smells a rat.
    — Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Nov. 2019
  • Mendes also shared the love on Instagram, posting his chivalrous red carpet moment.
    — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE.com, 12 May 2022
  • No longer an imaginary stand-in requirement for chivalrous deeds, this princess can truly become master of her domain.
    — Gene Park, Washington Post, 28 May 2017
  • As in ancient times, chivalrous medieval women themselves led armies and defended castles.
    — Jennifer Wollock, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2021
  • For years, Maye escaped into fantasy worlds where men didn’t abuse women, where men were caring and chivalrous and gentle.
    — Hallie Lieberman, Wired, 11 June 2020
  • Romantic comedies — and predatory men — have all but ruined the chivalrous gesture.
    — Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2020
  • After playing a polo match in Windsor, King Charles gave his mother a chivalrous kiss on the hand.
    — Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Men who resort to the lessons of their fathers and grandfathers may intend to be chivalrous but come off as lacking professionalism.
    — Sean Rossman, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2017
  • Anyone who did anything less than chivalrous—say, striking an opponent in the groin, neck, or other sensitive region—risked a color card from the ref.
    — Laura Mallonee, WIRED, 27 Aug. 2019
  • Legrand rescues Lulu on the street from a beating at the hands of Dédé, summoning the full measure of his chivalrous courage and striking the pimp.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 8 June 2016
  • But there is nothing chivalrous about disrespecting someone’s stated wishes.
    — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 5 Dec. 2019
  • Smith said callers to his show have argued Mosby’s testimony, while damaging, was chivalrous.
    — Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Depp adjusts a phone cord near Camille Vasquez, his attorney, and the gesture is replayed in slow motion and exalted as a chivalrous deed.
    — New York Times, 26 May 2022
  • The maid, in Pistol’s chivalrous estimation, belonged to their lowly number.
    — Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026
  • But then a 2010 study that this chivalrous doctrine only prevailed in slow wrecks, when social norms had a chance to gain control of the situation.
    — Sophie Bushwick, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2012
  • These women and their pain are largely unexplored in the film except as set-up for Parker’s Turner’s chivalrous turn to violence.
    — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2016
  • And as the Sheriff called by Ludie to track Carrie down, Lance Arthur Smith is warm, soft-spoken and chivalrous.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The glimmer of hope, suggested by Ai’ai’s final chivalrous act and by her seeming solidarity with Zhou’s wife, is too faint to lift the grim sky of the film.
    — Jiwei Xiao, The New York Review of Books, 14 Mar. 2020

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