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cavaliers

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She was at Westminster on Monday to show one of her cavaliers, named Hope.

From Seattle Times • May 8, 2023

He wished that his knights for the battle would thirst, But his “brave” cavaliers were, quite simply, The Worst.

From Washington Post • Jul. 21, 2022

For instance, in the Waltz of the Flowers, the four cavaliers, suited up hilariously as tuxedoed bumblebees, toss the ballerinas in quick succession, avoiding airborne collisions by seconds.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2015

His skill in steering Ms. Laracey through the varied demands of the adagio suggests that he is one of nature’s cavaliers, but his brief solo also suggests that he has elegance within bravura.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2013

The only ones who even irritated him were the cavaliers, the high-bred, feathery, courtly ones who spoke like Englishmen and treated a man like dirt.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara