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He adds, chivalrously, that she was “one of the most extreme cases of misplaced self-confidence I have ever come across.”

From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2015

They did note that she missed an arm pass, which Derek chivalrously blamed on his jacket.

From Time • Mar. 25, 2014

With nine runs needed Hassett, "like a gallant opponent who chivalrously chose to be the first to present the laurel wreath", bowled himself, for the first time in the series.

From The Guardian • May 20, 2013

The award’s presenter Colin Firth chivalrously slipped the shoe back on her foot.

From BusinessWeek • Feb. 13, 2012

Immediately, also, he sprang to the ground and chivalrously assisted the fallen knight to rise, exclaiming, as he did so,— "None the worse, I trust, Sir Knight?"

From The Last of the Vikings by Bowling, John