How to Use gallant in a Sentence

gallant

1 of 2 adjective
  • The defenders of the fort made a gallant stand.
  • They failed to reach the summit, but they made a gallant attempt.
  • He greeted her with a gallant bow.
  • He offered her his seat in a gallant gesture.
  • The gallant knight charging to rescue the maiden from the scaly beast.
    — David M. Perry and Matthew Gabriele, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Oct. 2021
  • Alas, the bill for this duo's gallant relief work comes due on Thursday.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2017
  • That what those boys who had us as their slaves that’s your gallant heroes on these monuments remind us of.
    — Mike Cason | [email protected], al, 11 Mar. 2020
  • Christ pulls him out of a tiny hole, like a gallant medieval knight rescuing a maiden in distress.
    — Mary Dzon, The Conversation, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Tilt and the gallant escort was replaced by a boy too traumatized to leave his mother’s side.
    — Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
  • To this end that the wives and children of many dear and gallant friends were husbandless and fatherless?
    — WSJ, 8 Dec. 2017
  • The author accepts the story of a wedding dress made out of bandages, of gallant kisses on small hands.
    — Catherine Merridale, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2017
  • Was Mena better off among the dead, with the gallant portrait of him and the rumors of a hero’s death all that remained?
    — Elliot Ackerman, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2020
  • There will be prizes for the most creative conqueror costume, most authentic ace costume and most gallant group.
    — Carol Kovach, cleveland.com, 13 Feb. 2018
  • Despite West’s gallant effort, the Celtics won the series in seven games.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2021
  • Boxed with 300 meters remaining, Thomas made a gallant late surge.
    — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2023
  • His gallant effort to advance man’s knowledge of the space that surrounds out earth should never be forgotten.
    — Amy Shira Teitel, Discover Magazine, 6 Apr. 2018
  • There's taxidermy foxes, a mural of gallant foxes drinking beers and a wall of wooden Chevrons.
    — Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal, 7 May 2020
  • At first, you'll be dazzled by Leo's sweeping chivalry and gallant romantic gestures.
    — The Astrotwins, Woman's Day, 4 Apr. 2017
  • The lights are all up front, where the finished product of our toil goes marching by to gallant music, marching by to France and to glory and beyond.
    — Rosa Inocencio Smith, The Atlantic, 5 June 2017
  • Keach made a gallant attempt to soldier on through the 80-minute solo show about Ernest Hemingway.
    — Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 6 Feb. 2018
  • More than 200 tuba players of all ages took the stage, while a gallant audience listened despite the dumping rain.
    — Jules Struck, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Dec. 2020
  • And the parents of these children, well, those folks must be awfully proud to have been associated with and provided support for such a gallant squad.
    — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 9 Jan. 2018
  • Emboldened, Fisher this May has had two gallant missives directed at … a couple of gramps at least a decade his senior?
    — Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News, 24 May 2022
  • His gallant initiative and heroic conduct in the face of extreme peril reflect the highest credit upon Pfc.
    — John Sowell, idahostatesman, 15 June 2017
  • Their Prince Siegfrieds, also making debuts, were competent, gallant, bland and less than believable.
    — Brian Seibert, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2017
  • New heroes arrive, old friends depart, the Resistance lives on, and Carrie Fisher makes a gallant exit.
    — Chris Ball, cleveland.com, 1 Apr. 2018
  • Ruby Nell Sales is a stirring tribute to a long, gallant personal history that continues into the present.
    — New York Times, 31 Mar. 2022
  • But Anaheim survived the rest of the power play, thanks to a gallant effort by Nate Thompson, who dived right in front of a grenade launched by Klefbom.
    — Mark Whicker, Orange County Register, 22 June 2017
  • The recent reboot of the series hosted by Jordan Peele (also available) is a gallant effort but can't match the brilliance of the original.
    — Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2021
  • The pre-match tifo at the Roker End depicted the County Durham legend of the giant Lambton worm, slayed by a gallant local hero.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025

gallant

2 of 2 noun
  • The lighter punishment and the gallant fight only put off the inevitable.
    — Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
  • As wartime occupations go, this was a gentle—indeed, gallant—affair.
    — Brad Leithauser, WSJ, 28 May 2021
  • My Government will continue to invest in our gallant Armed Forces.
    — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 14 Oct. 2019
  • The Indian army’s new helmet, dubbed Veer, or gallant in Hindi, would be worn on top of the patka but replace the turban.
    — Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Housewives surrendered their gold jewelry in a gallant, but futile attempt to restore the nation’s solvency.
    — Michael Schuman, Bloomberg.com, 29 June 2017
  • The 2018 court included promenade girls, gallants, demoiselles, jewel-bearers and the queen.
    — Sue Strachan, NOLA.com, 1 Apr. 2018
  • Face towels often look mighty similar to hand towels, and my finicky skin can't stand taking any chances—which is where my Weezie Makeup Towels provide a gallant save.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2021
  • The original existentialists, all those lovely, gallant, puffing-their-ciggies Parisian men and women, were very happy for everything to be a dilemma.
    — James Parker, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2025
  • And then Emily spies the ring that’s slipped out of Luke’s pocket, spurring him to drop clumsily to one knee, red of lip but gallant of spirit, and offer up a sweet if singularly indecent proposal.
    — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023
  • In the midst of war, the Ukrainian artists thought Burning Man was one of the best ways to bring attention to their gallant and determined people, who have been fighting for survival since Russian troops invaded Ukraine in 2002.
    — Dennis Hinkamp, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025

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