How to Use valiant in a Sentence

valiant

adjective
  • She made a valiant attempt to fix the problem.
  • Despite their valiant efforts, they lost the game.
  • She died last year after a valiant battle with cancer.
  • Iowa State made a valiant comeback effort to try to end that streak.
    — Sam Blum, Dallas News, 19 Dec. 2020
  • The Tigers made a valiant effort, but their comeback bid fell short.
    — Giana Han, al, 26 Apr. 2021
  • Auburn’s defensive line had a valiant effort, at least for a half.
    — Tom Green | [email protected], al, 10 Oct. 2021
  • But on the other hand, there’s the sense of the valiant apprentice.
    — Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, 1 May 2017
  • Spare us the even-strength dominance and valiant comeback chit chat.
    — Brian Murphy, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2017
  • Ryan Gosling made a valiant effort in a pale pink shirt worn over a white tank and black pants.
    — Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 26 June 2023
  • There was a valiant comeback effort, if that matters.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Thus, the cantaloupe and beans made a valiant effort to sprout and then withered away.
    — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022
  • And my wife, a valiant person, very strong, quiet, very strong woman.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2022
  • Henry bores me, with his plights & gripes as bad as achilles, who loves people and valiant art, which bores me.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2020
  • The Heat big man gave a valiant effort, but couldn’t quite beat Mills to the loose ball.
    — Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 19 Jan. 2020
  • But to different groups of people, each will appear valiant in the same way.
    — New York Times, 17 Dec. 2020
  • After months of what seemed like a stalemate, the board produced a valiant effort.
    — Maria Polletta, azcentral, 8 June 2018
  • And if the heat doesn’t get to you first, the humidity is sure to make a valiant attempt.
    — Emma Ashe, Southern Living, 25 June 2026
  • Despite the valiant efforts, catch-up hockey does not become them.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Ukraine is retaking key areas and has put up a valiant effort against a much larger army.
    — Tara Kavaler, The Arizona Republic, 29 Sep. 2022
  • But Thede and company are ready to make a valiant attempt all while getting weird.
    — Clarkisha Kent, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2019
  • But, for the valiant few who keep training, the rewards for seeing out the season are endless.
    — Laura Holt, Travel + Leisure, 16 Nov. 2023
  • There’s something touchingly valiant about their quest for stardom.
    — Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2025
  • While the rest of the team frantically search for him, Dan puts up a valiant fight against his captors.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 28 May 2021
  • Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid.
    — Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, 26 May 2022
  • The film depicts the ultimate lynching of Gus as a valiant and noble act.
    — Carvell Wallace, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2021
  • This time, there was no valiant-but-empty comeback, no strong underdog’s effort with the fade down the stretch.
    — Dom Amore, courant.com, 18 Nov. 2019
  • So my editorials are meant to give voice to those valiant souls, who are the ones who are going to get us out of all this.
    — Adam Rogers, Wired, 16 Sep. 2020
  • The Cougars put up a valiant effort before succumbing to the No.
    — Joseph Duarte, Houston Chronicle, 24 Oct. 2019
  • Despite the valiant effort of the Vikings, Lakota East snared the road win.
    — Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com, 8 Feb. 2020
  • Momoa played him like the world’s most valiant roadie for the Allman Brothers.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Dec. 2023

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